Potsdam Fire Department Holds its Annual Banquet

2024 Incidents
January	76
February	57
March	32
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total	165

2023 Incidents
January	50
February	59
March	31
April	52
May	47
June	42
July	42
August	42
September	57
October	66
November	56
December	32
Total	576

2022 Incidents
January	50
February	53
March	43
April	42
May	46
June	57
July	41
August	50
September	67
October	58
November	44
December	69
Total	620

2021 Incidents
January	27
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March	41
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May	53
June	37
July	62
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October	58
November	36
December	68
Total	567

2020 Incidents
January	34
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March	25
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June	27
July	39
August	46
September	51
October	36
November	44
December	31
Total	420

2019 Incidents
January	47
February	45
March	40
April	37
May	41
June	35
July	62
August	36
September	62
October	54
November	53
December	47
Total	559

2018 Incidents
January	65
February	36
March	29
April	81
May	62
June	31
July	47
August	47
September	60
October	68
November	53
December	32
Total	611

2017 Incidents
January	30
February	44
March	53
April	53
May	46
June	53
July	60
August	50
September	62
October	54
November	53
December	38
Total	596

2016 Incidents
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February	61
March	34
April	48
May	40
June	34
July	44
August	51
September	55
October	54
November	34
December	43
Total	532

2015 Incidents
January	40
February	54
March	33
April	48
May	53
June	32
July	49
August	55
September	39
October	44
November	44
December	47
Total	538

Previous Incidents
2009	518
2010	550
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2012	549
2013	534
2014	523
2015	538
2016	532
2017	596
2018	611
2019	559
2020	420
2021	567
2022	620
2023	576

Potsdam In Pictures

Potsdam Fire Department Holds its Annual Banquet

By 1st Assistant Fire Chief Danielle Rose

April 26, 2016

The annual Potsdam Fire Department banquet was held on Saturday April 23, 2016, at the Elks Lodge in Potsdam. Over 100 members and guests were welcomed at the banquet.

Master of Ceremonies, Joe Gallagher, entertained everyone with numerous stories and jokes. After dinner many community members, fellow fire and rescue squad organizations and numerous members of the Potsdam Fire Department were recognized for their hard work and dedication to not only the Potsdam community but also the surrounding communities.

The Potsdam Volunteer Fire Department answered over 538 calls this past year, totaling over 8000 hours volunteered to the citizens of Potsdam! These numbers do not account for the numerous hours members put in around the station, training, attending meetings, fire prevention, etc.

Years of Service Awards:
Chris Taylor- 30 years
David McGregor- 30 years

Rookie of the Year was awarded to Corey Matthie.

Spring Arm Award was awarded to Jay Bradish.

Aggravator of the Year was awarded to John Keleher.

Chiefs Award was awarded to Stevie Keleher.

Firefighter of the Year/Life Saving Award was awarded to Brad Andrus for his heroic actions on October 7, 2015. Mr. Andrus was hanging around the fire station after helping out with fire prevention when a young lady came running in to the firehouse yelling for help. They lady stated that your young child was choking on a piece of candy. Mr. Andrus sprang into action and was able to perform the Heimlich on the young child, dislodging the piece of candy from the small child’s airway.

Certificate awards for having over 300 hours of service for the year 2015-2016:
Justin McGregor- 312 hours
Tim Jerome- 320 hours
Jay Bradish- 332 hours
Justin Perry- 353 hours
Mark Maroney- 353 hours
Jerry Robar- 421 hours
James Corbett- 456 hours
Danielle Rose- 501 hours
Brad Andrus- 507 hours
Robert Robar- 524

The members of the Potsdam Fire Department would also like to thank the Canton Fire Department for providing a crew to answer calls for the night so the members of the Potsdam Fire Department could enjoy themselves.

left-right:2nd Assistant Chief Tim Jerome, John Keleher (Aggravator of the Year Award), Fire Chief Justin Perry

left-right:1st Assistant Chief Danielle Rose, Corey Matthie (Rookie of the Year Award), Fire Chief Justin Perry

left-right:3rd Assistant Chief David McGregor, Jay Bradish ( Spring Arm Award), Fire Chief Justin Perry

left-right:3rd Assistant Chief David McGregor ,2nd Assistant Chief Tim Jerome, Steve Keleher (Chiefs Award), Fire Chief Justin Perry, 1st Assistant Chief Danielle Rose

left-right: William Andrus (Honor Roll Member, uncle of ff of the year) and his wife Linda, sisters of ff of the year Felicia and Alica with mother of ff of the year Missy, Brad Andrus (Firefighter of the Year) with daughter McKenna and girlfriend Rachel McKinney, Wayne Andrus (Active Member, father of ff of the year) with companion Laurie and son Cody.

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