Dear Community Friends,

We would like to introduce ourselves to you as a newly organized part of our Township. We are the volunteer members of the Lackawaxen Township Fire Commission and have been in existence since June, 2009. We are most proud of our four volunteer fire departments and want to assist them in providing the safest environment for the members of our community. This letter of introduction is to acquaint you with us, inform you of our meetings and provide you with our web site for interactive communication with us.

Pennsylvania has over 2400 volunteer fire departments, more than any other state. While our tradition of volunteerism is strong, external challenges, such as a lack of human and financial resources, cautions that we may, as in other states, be headed toward an increase in taxes to fund paid fire fighters. We are striving to prevent this and maintain the excellent volunteers that we now have. A regionalization of our fire departments has been recognized by a joint-committee of the Pennsylvania General Assembly in Harrisburg and our Lackawaxen Township Supervisors as a method of combining resources while still allowing the independent existence of our four volunteer fire departments. This goal is embodied by our Mission and Vision Statements which may be further emphasized as we carry out the mandate of our charter.

Yours in Safety and Protection,

Lackawaxen Township Fire Commission Members, Seated: Ted Edgar, Jim Jennings, Louise Kuhn. Standing: Bob Cocchi, John Kerkowski, Fred Gelderman, Jerry Bortree, Bill German, Salvatore Tascone, Sheldon Langer

The Members of the Lackawaxen Township Fire Commission,

Station #23 Greeley Fire Department: Bill German and Jerry Bortree
Station #27 Central Fire Department: Fred Gelderman and John Kerkowski
Station #31 Lackawaxen Fire Department: John Fedash and Louise Kuhn
Station #81 Forest Fire Department: Jim Jennings and Sal Tascone
Lackawaxen Township: Ted Edgar and Bob Cocchi