http://www.montpelier-vt.org/news/13.xml.html News from City of Montpelier Fire & Ambulance en-us Copyright 2013 City of Montpelier Wed, 22 May 2013 05:57:44 EDT GreenMountainNetwork.com <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Montpelier Fire / Ambulance Department<br /> October 27, 2009<br /> Announcement of Retirement with 40 Years Service</strong></span></div> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;">Francis Brooks has been around the City of Montpelier in a number of roles, including school teacher, state legislator, and as Sergeant at Arms at the State House. However, his longest run was forty years with the Montpelier Fire Department. From 1969 through 1994 he was an active Call Firefighter and since then has served as the department public information officer at major incidents. He is retiring on October 31, 2009 after more than 40 years of service.<br /> <br /> The Fire Department wishes him and his family all the best in the years to come. We will miss his friendly smile and down to earth wisdom. We invite him to drop in and say &ldquo;Hi&rdquo; anytime he is passing by.<br /> </span> <div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gesualdo C Schneider<br /> Fire Chief</span></div> http://www.montpelier-vt.org/story/253.html http://www.montpelier-vt.org/story/253.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT