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About GSVFD

Written by Rick Machado

Friday, 20 June 2008 00:00

Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Department is a member of the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department .

The department is a combined system made up of career Firefighters and Paramedics whom staff the station

24 x 7 x 365 and volunteers who provide supplemental staffing.

GSVFD Volunteers provide additional staffing on Engines, Trucks & Medic Units. In addition to providing additional staffing, volunteer members routinely place into service additional reserve Engines, Ambulances, Brush Units, Utility Plows and Canteen/Rehab Units.

Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Department - the Beginning....

The first Fire House was a converted gas station in 1966

First Ambo & Engine

1954 International - "Mildred"

1969 Seagrave - "Samantha"

1969 American LaFrance Ladder Truck 22

1981 Twin GSVFD Pumpers (from our Christmas Card)

GSVFD circa 1984

Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Department

Board of Directors History

POSITION	From	To	Person
President	8/19/1966	10/1/74	George R. Pocock
	10/1/74	9/1978	Robert P. Mella
	9/1978	Present	John F. X. Ryan
Vice-President	8/16/1966	10/1/1974	Robert P. Mella
	10/1/1974	2/1975	Henry Scott
	3/4/1975	10/4/76	Charles Knowles
	10/4/1976	5/2/1977	Ralph Beahm
	8/1/1977	10/1977	Steven U. Kroh
	10/1977	10/1978	Jonathan Wood
	10/1978	10/1981	Michael Scott Jones
First Vice-President	10/5/1981	10/1983	Michael Scott Jones
	10/1983	10/1986	John M. Dunleavy
	10/1986	10/1987	Mark Frongello
	10/1987	10/3/1988	Paul Morabito
	10/3/1988	8/14/1989	Glenn Outlaw
	8/14/1989	10/2/1989	John M. Dunleavy
	10/2/1989	3/12/1990	Chris Borchevsky
	3/12/1990	10/3/1994	Gregory A. Mason
	10/3/1994	10/2/1995	Karl Hilgren
	10/2/1995	10/7/2002	Gregory A. Mason
	10/2002	9/2004	Sheryl Dimel/Gilhooly
	10/2004	Present	Tracy Moreland
Second Vice-President	10/5/1981	10/1983	Edward Collins
	10/1983	10/1985	Paul J. Filipowicz
	10/1985	10/1987	Donald J. Pratchenko
	10/1987	10/3/1988
	10/3/1988	3/12/1990	Gregory A. Mason
	3/26/1990	10/7/1991	Brian Lester
	10/7/1991	10/5/1992	Julian Everly
	10/5/1992	12/1993	Naftali Jacob
	2/21/1994	10/3/1994	Barry Culbertson
	10/3/1994	10/2/1995	Gregory A. Mason
	10/2/1995	10/7/1996	Amy Gochenour
	10/7/1996	10/3/1997	Eric Hemeon
	10/6/1997	10/5/1998	Ron Orlando
	10/5/1998	10/2/2000	Steven Sena
	10/2/2000	10/1/2001	Jennifer Hagood
	10/1/2001	4/2004	Colleen Gilhooly
	6/21/2004	9/30/2005	Ray Lattanzio
	10/2005	Present	Susan Hollis Breisch
Treasurer	8/19/1966		Norman Dobyns
	< 1973	7/12/1976	Joseph Johnson
	7/12/1976	9/1/1977	John F. X. Ryan
	9/1/1977	4/10/1978	Charles Barbour
	4/13/1978	10/5/1978	Steven U. Kroh
	10/5/1978	Present	Karen Marie Ryan

Secretary	6/19/1966		David C. Fischer
	<1973	10/1/1974	Thomas J. DeBrosse
	10/1/1974		Laurence Abreo
	7/7/1975	6/7/1976	Thomas J. Debrosse
	7/1976	6/1977	Warren Jones
	10/1977	10/1978	Michael Scott Jones
	10/1978	10/1980	William E. Douglas
	10/1980	10/5/1981	Emma Malone
	10/5/1981	2/8/1982	John A. Dunleavy
	3/15/1982	10/1983	Carolyn Geyer Nagy
	10/1983	10/1985	John Austin Kelly
	10/1985	10/1986	Leonard Stenzel
	10/1986	10/1987	John Austin Kelly
	10/1987	10/3/1988	Mary K. “Kitty” Moomjiam
	10/3/1988		Emma Malone
	<5/8/1989	10/4/1993	Kathleen Schrader Dunn
	10/4/1993	10/3/2005	Bonnie Burns
	10/3/2005	2/13/2006	Katia Doeden
	3/20/2006	10/1/2007	Bonnie Burns
	10/1/2007	Present	Melissa Johnson
Chief	8/19/1966		Frank Sherman
			Richard Singer
	<1973	>3/5/1974	John Edwards
	5/7/1974	1/14/1975	Charles Knowles
	1/14/1975	3/1/1976	Ralph E. Beahm
	10/4/1976	10/1977	William Burris
	10/1977	10/1979	Steven U. Kroh
	10/1979	10/1982	Jonathan Wood
	10/1982	10/1983	Julian Everly
	10/1983	2/1988	Michael Scott Jones
	3/1988	10/1/1990	Edward Collins
	10/1/1990	10/7/1991	Michael B. Dunn
	10/7/1991	10/4/1993	Jim Karcher
	10/4/1993	10/2/1995	Edward Collins
	10/2/1995	6/1996	Michael B. Dunn
	7/1996	10/6/1997	Jim Karcher
	10/6/1997	10/4/1999	Edward Collins
	10/4/1999	10/2/2000	Ron Orlando
	10/2/2000	12/2000	Mark Barget
	1/15/2001	10/7/2002	Derek Rowan
	10/7/2002	10/6/2003	Ron Orlando
	10/6/2003	10/4/2004	Ed Gilhooly
	10/4/2004	10/2/2006	Paul Reha
	10/2/2006	12/2006	Edward Collins
	1/15/2007	Present	K. Blake Payne

Member-at-Large #1	10/3/1988	10/2/1989	Chris Borchevsky
	10/2/1989	10/1/1990	Rob Faye
	10/1/1990	10/7/1991	Jeanne Jon Redecki
	10/7/1991	5/17/1993	Frank Grosso
	5/17/1993	2/21/1994	Barry Culbertson
	2/21/1994	10/3/1994	Shahram Fard
	10/3/1994	10/2/1995	Rex Hancock
	10/2/1995	10/7/1996	Ronnie Clinedinst
	10/7/1996	10/7/1997	Tonya Cheek
	10/6/1997	10/5/1998	Kay Oswalt (Faye)
	10/5/1998	6/19/2000	Eric Hemeon
	10/2/2000	10/1/2001	Steve Sena
	10/1/2001	10/6/2003	Kay Faye
	10/6/2003	12/2004	Cindy Benesch
	1/2005	10/3/2005	Kay Faye
	10/3/2005	10/1/2007	Jim McKenna
	10/1/2007	10/6/2009	Miriam Alonzo
	10/6/2009	Present	Ricardo Machado

Member-at-Large #2	10/3/1988	10/2/1989	Rob Buxmann
	10/2/1989	5/20/1991	Timothy McCoy
	5/20/1991	10/5/1992	Manda Buxmann
	10/5/1992	10/3/1994	Karl Hilgren
	10/3/1994	10/2/1995	Scott Pylant
	10/2/1995	10/7/1996	Jason Lloyd
	10/7/1996		Shahram Fard
	4/1997	10/6/1997	Ron Orlando
	10/6/1997	5/1998	Lisa Backus
	5/1998	10/5/1998	Jenny Hagood
	10/5/1998	10/4/1999	Derrick Tucker
	10/4/1999	10/2/2000	Jenny Hagood
	10/2/2000	10/1/2001	Ron Orlando
	10/1/2001	10/7/2002	Brandy Walker (Nichols)
	10/7/2002	1/19/2004	Ron Orlando
	1/19/2004	10/4/2004	Paul Reha
	10/4/2004	10/3/2005	Jason Lloyd
	10/3/2005	Present	Walter English
Member-at-Large #3	10/3/1988	10/2/1989	Pam White
	10/2/1989	10/1/1990	Rob Weiderhold
	10/1/1990	10/7/1991	Jim Karcher
	10/7/1991	10/5/1992	Kenny Wolfrey
	10/5/1992	10/4/1993	Derek Rowan
	10/4/1993	10/7/1996	Jim Karcher
	10/7/1996	3/1997	Brian Tillett
	6/9/1997	10/5/1998	David Barlow
	10/5/1998	10/2/2000	Blake K. Payne
	10/2/2000	10/7/2002	Ed Gilhooly
	10/7/2002	10/6/2003	Jim Karcher
	10/6/2003	6/21/2004	Ray Lattanzio
	6/21/2004	10/2/2006	Ben New
	10/2/2006	10/1/2007	Jeff Howard
	10/1/2007	10/6/2008	David Glose
	10/6/2008	Present	Erica Johannson

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