Organizations Filed Purposes:
KENT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT (KVFD) IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF LIFE, LIMB AND PROPERTY FROM FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS IN ITS COMMUNITY. THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES FIRE, RESCUE AND AMBULANCE SERVICES TO THE TOWN OF KENT.
FIRE FIGHTING AND EDUCATION
KVFD RESPONDED TO 226 FIRES,ALARMS AND MUTUAL AID CALLS AND 439 MEDICAL "911" EMERGENCY CALLS DURING 2018. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DELIVERS FIRE AND AMBULANCE MUTUAL AID TO SURROUNDING TOWNS IN BOTH CONNECTICUT AND NEIGHBORING NEW YORK STATE. IN ADDITION TO THE EMERGENCY SERVICES PROVIDED, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED TRAINING AND DRILL SESSIONS FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND AMBULANCE PERSONNEL. KVFD ALSO RAN MONTHLY FIRE DEPARTMENT, AMBULANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS. KVFD PROVIDED MANY ACTIVITIES DURING FIRE PREVENTION WEEK ENCOURAGING FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY INCLUDING HOLDING AN EDUCATIONAL OPEN HOUSE WITH A LIVE-BURN, HANDS-ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER USE LESSONS AND BY VISITING LOCAL SCHOOLS. DURING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK, THE DEPARTMENT PROMOTED PUBLIC AWARENESS BY AGAIN OFFERING AN OPEN HOUSE PROVIDING FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS, FREE "FILE OF LIFE" FORMS AND TOURS OF THE TWO AMBULANCES WITH DEMONSTRATIONS OF RELATED LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT. KVFD JOINED A CONNECTICUT STATE PROGRAM IN 2014 WHICH MAKES THE TOWN OF KENT A HEART-SAFE COMMUNITY, AND HAS CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT BY INSTITUTING A PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES IMPROVED CARDIAC RESPONSE UTILIZING THE "CHAIN OF SURVIVAL" FOR EARLY 911 ACCESS, CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION, DEFIBRILLATION AND ADVANCED CARE AS WELL AS CPR TRAINING TO THE PUBLIC CLASSES AND TOWN WIDE FUNCTIONS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Caralee Rochovansky | TREASURER | 5 | $9,605 |
| Alan Gawel | CHIEF | 5 | $6,605 |
| Bonnie Donzella | PRESIDENT | 5 | $6,600 |
| Mary Ann Van Valkenburg | ASSISTANT AMBULANCE CHIEF | 5 | $6,330 |
| Mike Petrone | AMBULANCE CHIEF | 5 | $3,220 |
| John Russell | CAPTAIN | 5 | $2,890 |
| Jean Speck | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Eddie Tuz | LIEUTENANT | 5 | $0 |
| Audra Petrone | LIEUTENANT | 5 | $0 |
| Tim Limbos | CAPTAIN | 5 | $0 |
| Wendell Soule | ASSISTANT CHIEF | 5 | $0 |
| Gary Hock | ASSISTANT CHIEF | 5 | $0 |
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