Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
BY JIMMY LAWTONNorth Country This WeekOGDENSBURG -- Ogdensburg's first female firefighter was among the six newest recruits who completed their academy training May 31.
The six firefighters recently graduated from the Recruit …
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BY JIMMY LAWTONNorth Country This WeekOGDENSBURG -- Ogdensburg's first female firefighter was among the six newest recruits who completed their academy training May 31.
The six firefighters recently graduated from the Recruit Firefighting Training Academy in Watertown recently bringing much needed relief to the department.
The newly trained firefighters included Mark Barr, Brittaney Bertrand, Luc LaFlair, Cole Piercey, Chad Lacey and Joshua Miller.
In Ogdensburg a ceremony in city hall was held when they were hired in January, when members took their oaths and Chief Kenneth Stull spoke briefly to mark the historic occasion.
"The addition of the six new firefighters will greatly increase our firefighters’ health and safety and reduce the cost for us to continue providing the excellent service to the community, which they deserve," Stull said at the time.
Stull also shared that Brittaney Bertrand would be the first woman to serve as an Ogdensburg firefighter.
"Today is a historic day for the Ogdensburg Fire Department," Stull said. "To the best of my knowledge, we’ve never hired six firefighters at once. Also today I know for a fact that we have never had an appointment for the first female firefighter for the city of Ogdensburg. That needs to be commended," he said.
