History
December 2006
Farewell to some of our Firefighters in 2006.......
A special thank-you goes out to Brett Schewe, Andrea Hourie, Kyle McKoluff, Andrew Orr, Jody Rueckert, Dooley Breitfeld, Vince DePaulo and Jason Schimidt for their years of dedication to the fire department. Good luck in your future endeavors.
October 2006
Beausejour-Brokenhead Firefighters Pass Level 1 Firefighter Practical Exam...
Congratulations goes out Derek Holigroski, Jason Schimidt, Patrick Mazur and Kris Keefe on passing there NFPA Level 1 Firefighter Practical Exam in Niverville on Saturday October 21st. All the years of dedication have paid off. Good luck on the written test coming up soon.
September 2006 Beausejour-Brokenhead Fire Department says farewell to Lt. Vince DePaulo
The Beausejour-Brokenhead Fire Department wishes all the best to Lieutenant Vince DePaulo. Vince started with the fire department in 1998. From there he received his level 1 firefighter certification in 2000. Vince then participated in the Manitoba Emergency Services College's Public Fire Paramedic Program receiving his certification as a Fire Medic in 2002. Later that year Vince got hired on with the City of Winnipeg's Fire Paramedic Service. Vince continued to play an active roll throughout the years in firefighting and instruction of new firefighters in the service. He recieved his Emergency Service Instructor Status in 2004. And recently became a lieutenant in 2005. We as a department thank-you for your years of dedication and service.. We hope you enjoy your new life in the Anola area............
June 2005
BEAUSEJOUR-BROKENHEAD FIREFIGHTERS: Back Row (L to R) Capt. Randy Melnick, Lieu. Vince DePaulo, Derek Holigroski, Capt. Barry Frank, Andrew Orr, Jason Schmidt, Dooley Breitfeld, Fire Chief Jamie Kines, Patrick Mazur, Lieut. Dean Mineault, Jody Rueckert, Todd Cutting, Ryan Park, FRONT ROW (L to R): Deputy Chief Bob Rittwage, Kyle McKoluff, Kyle Schimidt, Brett Schewe, Don Adam, Brad Honke, MISSING: Deputy Chief Ryan Keefe, Exec Asst. Art Burden, Kris Keefe, Chad Schick, Pat Mazur Sr, Kory Adam, Brad Minnis, Andrea Hourie, Radio Operators Joan Plaetinck, and Alice Trombo,
April 2004
Emergency Service Awards a Huge Success!!
On April 3rd, 2004 the Fire Department celebrated its Emergency Service Awards to recognize the dedication of its members. There were many awards given out to firefighters with 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 years service. Also two of our members received the Governor General's Award for Exemplary Service. We also said good bye to one of our former Captain's Lawrence Germain.
Former Capt. Lawrence Germain Excepting the Exemplary Fire Chief Jamie Kines excepting the Exemplary Service Service Award
from Deputy Fire Commissioner Ron Bridges Award From Deputy Fire Commissioner Ron Bridges
Former and Present Members: Left to Right 1ST ROW: Bob Rittwage, Alys Burden, Jamie Kines, Joan Plaetinck, Wally Best, 2ND ROW: Randy Melnick, Mark Plaetinck, Barry Frank, Brad Honke, Lawrence Germain, Kyle Schmidt, Vince DePaulo, Todd Cutting, Rob Kewley, Chad Schick, Ryan Keefe, Alice Trombo, 3RD ROW: Pat Mazur, Alex Rountree, Cas Szajewski, Rick Reis, Kelly Noonen, Melissa Saunders, Jason Schmidt, and Derek Holigroski.
Members Receiving Awards: Barry Frank - 25 Years Service
Pat Mazur - 25 Years Service
Lawrence Germain - 20 Years Service
Jamie Kines - 20 Years Service
Joan Plaetinck - 20 Years Service
Bob Rittwage - 15 Years Service
Don Adam - 15 Years Service
Art Burden - 10 Years Service
Ryan Keefe - 10 Years Service
Alys Burden - 10 Years Service
Randy Melnick - 5 Years Service
Kris Keefe - 5 Years Service
Brad Honke - 5 Years Service
Dean Mineault - 5 Years Service
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January 2004
Good luck to Captain Lawrence Germain & Joe Beasley two firefighters that have recently left our fire department.
Lawrence has been on the fire department since 1983. Through years of hard work and dedication he has contributed a great deal to the fire department. For the past years he has been the lead training instructor on the department. He currently holds the certification of NFPA's Emergency Service Instructor Level 2, Fire Fighter Level 2, Driver Operator, Vehicle Extrication, and Emergency Medical Responder. For over a decade Lawrence has been a commanding officer in charge of many fire scenes. His experience have been an extreme asset in many situations. For all these years you have dropped everything in your life to come to a fire call. We thank-you greatly for all of the sacrifices you have had to make. You will be greatly missed. We the department wish you all of the best with your future in Winnipeg.
Joe has been on the fire department for the past 3 years. His recent accomplishments include becoming a certified NFPA Level 1 Firefighter. You as well have dedicated all of your extra time to the fire department. Being a volunteer firefighter isn't an easy task with training and being on call basically 24 hour 7. We thank-you for all of your dedication and your time. Good luck to you and your future in Selkirk.