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Lewistown Volunteer Fire Depar tment Holds Annual Awards Banquet
Elizabeth Swindells
Photos by Elizabeth Swindells
Lastly, he presented a new, very
important award. The Saving Our
On Saturday, February 3, 2018, Own Award. “On the morning
the Lewistown Volunteer Fire of April 17, 2017, at 0347 hours,
Department held its annual awards ambulance 229 and medic 30 were
banquet. The event was held in dispatched for chest pains to an
the Company’s banquet hall in address that belongs to Donald Stull
Lewistown. A fun time was had by Sr., president of the Lewistown Fire
all, while celebrating the individuals and Rescue Department. Mr. Stull
who work so hard and sacrifice so was found to be suffering a heart
much to best serve the community. attack. Personnel administered
Scott Martin began the banquet emergency aid and loaded Mr. Stull
by introducing the honored guests. into the ambulance for transport. Mr.
He then reported that, thankfully, Stull died once and was revived in the
no first responders of the Lewistown back of the ambulance before being
Volunteer Fire Department had lost transported.” The following people
their lives. In remembrance of the Saving Our Own Award recipients are shown left to right, Battalion Chief Grossnickel, Vicky Martin, received this award: Wayne Wachter
lives lost in the past, he recited the Beth Wachter, Wayne Wachter Jr., Stephanie Wachter, Mike Stull, and DFRS paramedic Sarah Willis Jr., Beth Wachter, Stephanie Wachter,
prayer entitled, “The Call.” (not pictured). Mike Stull, Vicky Martin, Battalion
Chief Wayne Wachter, Jr. Chief Grossnickel, and DFRS
delivered the Chief’s Report, paramedic Sarah Willis. “Thank you
indicating that the Company ran 593 all; you saved one of our own. That
calls in 2017. Some accomplishments plaque will hang in this station so
of the year included 24/7 coverage that everybody knows we take care
for the ambulance, starting of our own as well. Thank you.”
May 13. In July, a LUCAS CPR The banquet ended with Eric
mannequin was purchased. The Smuthers of the Frederick County
LUCAS chest compression system Fire and Rescue Association swearing
is an external medical device that in the new 2018 officers: President
provides chest compressions during Scott Martin, Vice President Scott
cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Pictured above: Top Fire Stonesifer, Secretary Karen Stull,
Chief Wachter then gave awards Responders - Kenny Miller, Assistant Secretary Mary Francis-
for the 2017 Top Fire Responders: Shawn Wetzel, Vince Bostian, Treasurer Lena Stull, and
Schrader, Mike Stull,
Kenny Miller—10th (25 calls); Steve Stull, Frani Wachter, Assistant Treasurer Donald Martin.
Shawn Wetzel—9th (29 calls); Vince Donald Martin, Vicky Line Officers were also sworn in:
Schrader—8th (32 calls); Mike Martin and Beth Wachter, Chief Wayne Wachter, Deputy Chief
Stull—7th (58 calls); Steve Stull—6th Wayne Stull, and Chief Vicky Martin, and Assistant Chief
Wayne Wachter, Jr.
(60 calls); Frani Wachter—5th Scott Martin. Lastly, the new board
(61 calls); Donald Martin—4th of directors were sworn in: Delbert
(78 calls); Vicky Martin and Beth Top Five EMS Responders are pictured left to right, Brianna Wachter—5th Stull; Steve Stull; Donald Stull, Sr.;
Wachter—3rd (99 calls); Wayne (81 calls); Stephanie Wachter—4th (108 calls); Vicky Martin and Wayne Chuck Jenkins; Vicky Martin; and
Stull—2nd (100 calls); and Chief Stull—3rd (123 calls); Chief Wayne Wachter, Jr.—2nd (102 calls); and Beth Vince Shrader.
Wayne Wachter, Jr.—1st (102 calls). Wachter—1st (132 calls). Congratulations to each and
The Top Five EMS Responders acknowledged the Fire Police: Diana very difficult for the ambulance to every award recipient. On behalf of
were: Brianna Wachter—5th (81 Bryant, Ronnie Myers, Donald ‘Bud” get to the hospital during the snow the community and The Catoctin
calls); Stephanie Wachter—4th (108 Howerton, Steve Stull, Kenny Miller, storm. However, Nicholas Walker Banner Newspaper, we genuinely
calls); Vicky Martin and Wayne and Tom ‘Doc’ Wachter, Sr. plowed in front of the ambulance, appreciate the hard work, dedication,
Stull—3rd (123 calls); Chief Wayne Nicholas Wachter was also all the way down Rt. 15, so the and sacrifices every member of the
Wachter, Jr.—2nd (102 calls); and presented with an award. During a ambulance could get to Frederick Lewistown Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Beth Wachter—1st (132 calls). snowstorm in 2017, there was an safely. Chief Wachter ended his Department makes, daily.
Next, Chief Wachter ambulance call. It would have been address by saying, “I’d like to thank
everybody who ran calls last year,
and we hope it continues this year.
Thank you.”
President Donald Stull was not
there to deliver the “President’s
Remarks,” due to illness, so Scott
Martin stepped up to give the
address. Donald Stull will still
serve as a director on the board
but has stepped down as president.
President-to-be Scott Martin
presented an award to Lisa Lanham
in appreciation of her time given
in 2017 towards the training of
personnel. He then presented
an award to Donald Stull, in
appreciation of his time served as
president from 2006-2017.
