Summer 2004
PEOPLE
Geneseo
Seniors Honored for Volunteerism; Help Geneseo Fire Department Operate
Year ’Round
A reception
to honor the graduating SUNY Geneseo students who served the village and
town of Geneseo as members of the Geneseo Fire Department was held in
April, and village and college dignitaries were on hand to recognize and
applaud the students’ efforts.
"These seniors have given of their time and talent to the community
in a variety of ways," said Bruce Godsave, associate professor emeritus
and Geneseo Fire Department volunteer. "They have attended classes
in order to be certified as Emergency Medical Technicians or firefighters,
and worked regular weekly shifts on the ambulance, responded to fires,
motor vehicle accidents, and ambulance calls as any other member of the
fire department." He added that the students have helped the fire
department with fund raisers, assisted with special programs such as recruitment,
and worked to help maintain the fire hall and the equipment within.
Godsave added that the Geneseo Fire Department would not be able to meet
every one of its more than 1,200 ambulance calls a year without the students.
"No other department in Livingston County has the volume (of calls)
that we do, and that is before Rural Metro moved out of the county and
left the College calls to Geneseo," he explained.
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The
graduating students who volunteered with the Geneseo Fire Department,
from left to right: Jacob Almeida, medic; Ryan Hrebin, firefighter;
Chris Germani, medic; John Cooley, paramedic, medic, driver; Adam
Segal, medic; Dan Celco, firefighter; and Laurie Guarino, officer
and medic.
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Photo
by: Ron Pretzer
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