<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The availability of “Town Talk” was recently brought to my attention.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And as President, and on behalf of the Chief, of the Riverdale Fire Department, I wanted to take the opportunity to make a post.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The incident in question was a stupid action undertaken by two, otherwise very good active, firefighters/EMTs.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The incident was a result of simply horseplay.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Suffice it to say that this matter was dealt with swiftly and harshly.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Being a personnel matter, I can not go into more detail. </SPAN>I want to emphasize that this action is NOT reflective of the entire membership of the Riverdale Fire Department.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>These members are proud to serve your community.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Statistics show that Riverdale has one of the most active volunteer memberships in the County and we save the taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars per year.</FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The less than positive comments on Town Talk are of great concern to me.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If any of you believe that you have not received professional service from YOUR fire department, please contact me.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I am best reached via </FONT><A href="mailto:lamphs@aol.com"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>lamphs@aol.com</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Likewise, I would like to hear positive stories also so that I can give credit where credit is due.</FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The Department is truly sorry that the community has been subjected to this publicity. The Department is very appreciative of the town’s support over the years.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We look forward to seeing each of you at the upcoming Riverdale Day event.</FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Thank you for reading.</FONT></div>
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