Jim
Arsenault has been a member since 1982. He is a certified Firefighter I
and a former MRT and former Lieutenant. Jim is self-employed as a locksmith.
Matt Brink has been a member since 1990. He is certified as a
Firefighter I and is an EMT. Matt is a full-time dispatcher for the Tolland
County Mutual Aid Fire Dispatch center.
Matthew
Chiarizio joined our department in 2001. He has been
on the active list most of his years in the fire service. Matt also races a
stock car at Stafford Speedway on Friday nights. He recently graduated
Windham Technical High School with his electrical degree.
Catherine
Dimeola has been a member since 2000. She is a certified EMT. Cathy is a CPR instructor for the
American Heart Association and a former nurse.
Ron
Gantick has been a member since 1976 and an officer since 1978. Ron was
Deputy Chief for 10 years before becoming Chief in 1992. He is a certified EMT (since 1978) and Firefighter I. Ron works as a property manager.
Ron has
now retired from the officer position but remains an active firefighter.
Ben
Jones
has been a member since 2000. Ben is an
MRT and works part-time at the YMCA and is attending college studying
communications.
Mike
Kneeland
joined our department in 2002. He is a certified Firefighter I and a former MRT. Mike is
a graduate of Windham Tech and is employed by Dari-Farms as a truck driver.
John
Peters
has been a member since 2000. He is a certified Firefighter I.
John was an EMT for many years. John was a
long-time member and officer in the Willington Hill Fire Department and is a
retired schoolteacher.
Jeff
Pierce has been a member since 1989. He is a certified EMT and Firefighter I Jeff has been a full-time employee here
since 1993.
Josh Strickland
has been a member since 2005. He is a certified EMT.
Kristen
Watson
has been a member of our department since 2003. Her current certifications
include EMT-Intermediate and Firefighter I. Classes attended: Hazmat
Operational.
Kristen
Woodworth has been a member since 2003 and has completed her EMT certification.
Kristen recently completed her nursing degree at UConn and is employed by
Johnson Memorial Hospital.
Bob Wiecenski
has been a member since 1966. Bob served as Treasurer of the department for 29 years, from
1967 through 1996. He was also a Lieutenant for many years. Bob has
retired from the University of Connecticut.
Derrick
Wiecenski
has been a member since 1985. He is a certified EMT, Firefighter II, Hazmat
Technician and Scuba Diver. Derrick is a driver for Fedex.
Copyright 2003-2004, Willington Fire Department All Rights Reserved.
Department Officers Fire Chief Tyler
Millix Deputy Chief Dave
Woodworth Asst. Chief
Stuart Cobb 1st Captain
Matt Brink 2nd Captain
Get A Hold of Us
Willington F.D. # 1
426 River Rd., P.O. Box 161
Willington, CT 06279
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