PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Mayor James Barberio installed the new officers of Parsippany Rescue and Recovery on Friday, September 23 at a dinner held at Hanover Manor.
The new officers are Billy Sanford, President; Rafael Ortiz, Secretary; Andrew Ludwig, Treasurer and Jack Giannetti, Sergeant At Arms. In addition Louis Yuliano, Chief; John Bota, Deputy Chief; Jack Giannetti, Captain and Paul Anderson, Lieutenant.
Also the following members were honored for their years of service:
5 years of service Andrew Ludwig
5 years of service Josh Levine
5 years of service Dan Morgan
5 years of service Paul Anderson
5 years of service John Bota
10 years of service Louis Yuliano
15 years of service Rafael Ortiz
15 years of service Andreas Zaharopoulos
15 years of service John Tranculov
20 years of service John Walsh
20 years of service Rick Shearstone
20 years of service Rich Niclaus
25 years of service Steve Stratigis
25 years of service Chuck Sorce
30 years of service Billy Sanford
30 years of service Jack Giannetti
30 years of service Brian Sysko
35 years of service Joe Bellardino
45 years of service John Larick
50 years of service Herb Feinstein
SILVER STAR award Lee Keimel (1 year as Chief and 1 year as President)
SILVER STAR award Jack Giannetti (4 year as Chief and 3 year as President)
SILVER STAR award Rick Shearstone (1 year as Chief and 10 year as President)
SILVER STAR award Jack Giannetti (4 year as Chief and 3 year as President)
DOUBLE SILVER STAR award Charlie Bedi (5 year as Chief and 19 year as President)
Parsippany Rescue and Recovery is a 100% volunteer rescue department with an active membership roll of 25 fully trained first responders and heavy rescue. We operate out of two stations that are strategically placed in town which allows for the quickest response time.
The Unit has been serving the town since 1960 and provides heavy rescue, vehicle extrication, dive rescue/recovery, confined space rescue, elevator entrapment, downed tree and limb removal, board ups, pump outs, emergency power generation, lighting and special services to its residents.
They provide mutual aid to six fire departments, two ambulance squads and one EMS in our town. In addition, the Unit assists the fire departments and rescue squads of Denville, Mountain Lakes, Randolph, Morris Township, Morris Plains, Morristown, Hanover, East Hanover, Boonton, Montville, Fairfield, as well as any other requests from any other municipalities in the New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania area.
