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The Orr’s Island Schoolhouse was the setting for the Orr’s and Bailey Islands Fire Department’s annual recognition dinner on June 19.
The department celebrated the graduation from training of a “bumper crop” of new emergency medical technicians and firefighters from OBIFD and the volunteer departments in Cundy’s Harbor and Harpswell Neck.
David Holowach, Caitlin Kaiser, Zebadiah Raszmann, Jack Rowland, Ivy Sirois, and Jacob Thomasson graduated from the fire academy. Thomasson volunteers with the Cundy’s Harbor department; the others with OBIFD.
The recently licensed EMTs recognized were Doane Atwood, Tim Konicek, Danielle Moody, and David Rose, of Harpswell Neck Fire and Rescue; Rosie Buonaiuto, Jeff Good, Holowach, Kaiser, Ted Merriman, and Rowland, of OBIFD; and Savanna Gates and Thomasson, of the Cundy’s Harbor Volunteer Fire Department.
Earning their national and state certifications as advanced EMTs were Deputy Chief Sean Hall and Mason Smith, both of OBIFD.
Mike Poirier, who is retiring from his service as a senior dispatcher at the Cumberland County Regional Communications Center, was lauded by Hall and longtime EMT Cindy Bessmer for his years of providing calm and expert communication guidance during emergency situations.
On behalf of the department, Hall also recognized Bessmer with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her limitless dedication through 34 years as a rescue responder. Congratulations to all!
