Plymouth Fire Company No.1 Celebrates 118th Anniversary Banquet
By Fire Chief John J. Heleniak III
November 2, 2024
Last evening the officers and members of the Plymouth Fire Company No. 1 (Montco 43) along with their families, friends, mutual aid partners and local government officials gathered together in celebration of Station 43's 118th Anniversary Banquet.
It was an amazing evening for our members to unwind and enjoy the night off over great food, great company and great camaraderie. President Simpson and Chief Heleniak were proud to recognize Township Manager Karen Weiss on her 21 years of service to our township and her upcoming well earned retirement at the end of this year.
Awards were also presented to our top 10 responders along with service year pins presented to members for every 5 years of service to the company. Awards presented were:
President's Award: Tom Daly Fire Chief's Award: Jonathan Drozd Firefighter of the Year: Michael Estep Fire Police Award: Eileen Archie
Congratulations to all award recipients and to all of our members for another successful and safe year of service! A special thank you to everyone who was able to join us last evening as well as the Harmonville Fire Company No.1 for covering our incidents while we enjoyed ourselves. Also thank you to Frank Jones Trophies who once again did an outstanding job crafting the award plaques, trophies and apparel presented during the night!
Recognizing Township Manager Karen Weiss for her 21 years of service to Plymouth Township and her support for our company.
Recognizing Township Manager Karen Weiss for her 21 years of service to Plymouth Township and her support for our company.
Pictured (L) to (R): President Sheldon Simpson, Township Manager Karen Weiss, Fire Chief John J. Heleniak III
2024 President's Award, pictured (L) to (R): Tom Daly, President Sheldon Simpson
Recognizing his 55 years of service to the Plymouth Fire Company No.1, pictured (L) to (R): President Sheldon Simpson, John J. Heleniak Jr., Fire Chief John J. Heleniak III
5 years of service to Plymouth Fire Company No.1, pictured (L) to (R): President Sheldon Simpson, Fire Police Officer Tanya Zekovitch, Fire Chief John J. Heleniak III
Deputy Fire Chief Frank Heleniak and Fire Chief John J. Heleniak III
2024 Top 10 Responders pictured (L) to (R): Marc Montelius, Charles Gallagher, Jonathan Drozd, Michael Estep, Peter Costa, Steven Karowski, Matthew Kijak, Fire Chief John J. Heleniak III
55 years of service to Plymouth Fire Company No.1, John J. Heleniak Jr. pictured with his sons firefighter Christopher Heleniak and Fire Chief John J. Heleniak III
55 years of service to Plymouth Fire Company No.1, John J. Heleniak Jr. pictured with his daughter 30 year award recipient Heather Heleniak and sons firefighter Christopher Heleniak and Fire Chief John J. Heleniak III
55 years of service to Plymouth Fire Company No.1, John J. Heleniak Jr. with his son Fire Chief John J. Heleniak III
Recognizing his 55 years of service to the Plymouth Fire Company No.1, pictured (L) to (R): President Sheldon Simpson, John J. Heleniak
Picture (L) to (R): 2024 Fire Chief's Award recipient Jonathan Drozd, Fire Chief John J. Heleniak III, 2024 Firefighter of the Year Michael Estep
Service Year Award Recipients, pictured (L) to (R): President Sheldon Simpson, 45 years of service Tom Daly, 30 years of service Trish Daly, 30 years of service Michael Petriga, 55 years of service John J. Heleniak Jr., 30 years of service Heather Heleniak, 45 years of service Tom Leedom, 15 years of service Joseph Prestia, Fire Chief John J. Heleniak III
