Doylestown Fire Company’s new slate of officers for 2015 was sworn into office on Wednesday night, Jan 7, 2015. Doylestown Borough mayor Ron Strouse officiated the installation ceremony, which saw a passing of the gavel from Bill Cope, who served as president of the fire company for 8 years, to newly elected President Jay Fetterolf. Fetterolf, a life member of the company who has also served as 1st vice president for the past 2 years, is the 18th president in the fire company’s history. Like his predecessor Cope, Fetterolf is a 3rd generation firefighter, as his father and grandfather were both members of Midway Fire Company, where they also served as president of the Lahaska-based fire company. Cope will now serve as the 1st vice president.
The all volunteer members for the fire company responded to 676 calls for service in the year 2014.
The line and executive officers for 2015 are-
Chief- Sam Cramer, Jr.
Deputy Chief- Mike Wood
Battalion Chiefs- Denny Loux, Jr. and James F. Shepard
Captains- William Fluck and Dan Kline
Lieutenants- Matt Grogan and Grant Castor
Fire Marshals- Steve Walther and Ed Truman
Safety Officers- Tom Smith and Annie Vancosky
Fire Police Captain- Drew McPherson
Communications Officer- Ed Loux
Asst. Communications Officer- Nick Popchuk, Jr.
Public Information Officers- Ollie Groman, Sr. and Larry Browne
Fire Prevention Officer- Larry Browne
President- Jay Fetterolf
1st Vice President- Bill Cope
2nd Vice President- Steve Walther
Treasurer- Bob McCrillis
Asst. Treasurer- Tony Montemurro
Recording Secretary- Peter Mills
Asst. Recording Secretary- Steve Downs
Financial Secretary- Jack Connard
Asst. Financial Secretary- Jay Stough
Head Trustee- Bill Price
Trustees- Jim Hampton, William Loughnane, Kyle Downs, Kevin Morris, Larry Browne
Bill Cope, right, presents the gavel to new President Jay Fetterolf, as Doylestown Borough mayor Ron Strouse looks on.