At the Annual Meeting Banquet, I did something different in my swearing in. I had the three Chiefs that I grew up with and respect swear me in. We have fought, cried, and laughed at many things over the years on Fire scenes. I was very proud they did this for me. THANK YOU to Chief Bob Cross, Chief Joe Beaudry, and Chief Pete Prouty.

I am the third person to represent Franklin County as VSFA president. I consider Gus Luman who was the 16^th president (1949) of the VSFA as my mentor in the Fire Service and was my first officer when I started with the St. Albans City FD a "couple years back", as Tom Estey would say..

Now onto the future of VSFA, I make "NO" promises that I can not keep. I know we have many issues to address. I know we will not always agree on the issues but I know we can come to common ground that we all can live with. I will be continuing the work Kristy was doing with Funding, Membership, and Education. I believe with the help of the Governor's Office, folks in the Vermont House and Senate, our Congressman and Senators in DC, and most importantly the membership of this Association we can make things happen for firefighters of the State of Vermont.

In closing, I love this organization and the firefighters that have elected me and the officers to represent them. I know the Association can become a strong voice for the volunteer fire service, but we need your help in making this happen.

Tomorrow is the start of a new adventure.

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