On Friday November 4th, the Southold Town Fire Chiefs Council held their annual Ex-Chiefs dinner at Peconic Landing in Greenport.

This annual event brings together the Chiefs and Past Chiefs from the area Fire Departments for a night of recognition by the Council.

The Association is comprised of all of the 8th and 10th division Fire Departments that includes Orient, East Marion, Greenport, Southold, Cutchogue, Mattituck, Plum Island, Fishers Island, and Shelter Island. The Association meets on a regular basis to foster working relationships between the member departments and address common issues that pertain to the fire service of Southold Town.

This year, 18 Chiefs and Past Chiefs of the Cutchogue Fire Department attended the event.

As part of the night's festivities, a special presentation was made Ex-Chief Andy Rureode of the Orient Fire Department.

Andy currently serves the firefighters of Southold Town as Suffolk County Deputy Fire Coordiantor 8-0-2, a position that he has held since 1991.

Deputy Fire coordiantors are dispatched to any major incident to help assist the Fire Chiefs or incident commanders coordiante any special resources and requests through the county and local agencies.

In December he will retire from this position after serving the Town, and County for the past 20 years.

Council officers presented him with a special plaque in recognition of his service to the organization and the volunteer firefighters of Southold Town.

The Cutchogue Fire Department would like to thank the Southold Town Fire Chiefs Council and the Staff of Peconic Landing for another enjoyable night, and extends our Congratulations and thanks to Ex-Chief Ruerode for his many years of support to our Department.

Links: http://www.southoldtownchiefs.com/