梅根·弗里德曼（Meghan Friedmann）
New Haven Register, Conn.
（MCT）
7月13日 - 汉登 - 在该镇消防局工作了将近三十年之后，消防局长加里·默维德（Gary Merwede）将在本月底退休。
Merwede became acting chief in October 2018 when he replaced outgoing Chief David Berardesca. Two months later, then-Mayor Curt Balzano Leng made Merwede’s appointment permanent.
Though he joined the department in the mid-1990s, Merwede is a lifelong Hamden resident who has been in town even longer than he has fought its fires.
在他成为第一响应者之前，他从事建筑。该职业促使他成为一名消防员，尽管经历了悲惨的情况。
On April 23, 1987, Bridgeport’s L’Ambiance Plaza collapsed, killing 28 people. A residential project that was under construction, Merwede had two friends working the site who died in the disaster, he said.
Merwede and other construction workers went to the scene to assist in the rescue alongside the Bridgeport Fire Department, Merwede said.
他说，这种经历激发了他寻找消防职业的事业，但花了一些工作才能闯入该领域。188金博网网址多少
“A bunch of us used to get in the car and drive around and buy Sunday papers all over the state looking for testing opportunities,” Merwede remembered.
五年后开车，他在家乡找到了一份工作。
Asked about highlights from his career, Merwede had trouble picking one.
他说，自从告诉市长劳伦·加勒特（Lauren Garrett）关于他打算通过火炬的意图以来，他一直在思考过去的28年。
He emphasized the team effort involved in the job.
“It’s always a group effort. It’s always getting several people … together and all pulling in the same direction,” Merwede said.
Hamden recently was awarded $8.6 million in state aid to construct a new firehouse. “I certainly wasn’t the only one that made that happen,” Merwede said.
消防队长也脱颖而出，因为他的群体Twitter存在。他说，他开设了该帐户，以帮助“获取有关消防部门的重要消息”向公众提供。
Now that he is leaving, the fate of his account is up in the air. Merwede simply may begin a new account as a private citizen, he said.
He announced his intent to retire in a July 5 letter to Brigitte Cogswell, the town’s personnel director.
“It has been my honor and pleasure to have served the Town of Hamden as a member of the Hamden Fire Department since August 11, 1994,” says the letter, which is available on the town website. “This letter serves as my notice to you as Personnel Director of my intent to retire on Friday July 29, 2022 effective at 12 p.m.”
默维德说，似乎是个人和专业退休的合适时机。
“Looking at this picture, I think now is a really good time,” he said. “We’ve got a good leadership team in place on the Fire Department. I think we’re in certainly a better spot … pandemic-wise than we have been in the past two years. The budget is just completed.”
In a statement, Garrett described Merwede as “an honest and effective leader” who “will be missed.”
她说：“我祝他在努力，奉献精神和卓越的努力，赢得的退休中表现良好。”“在过去的几个月中，这是我（与）酋长默维德（Merwede）的荣誉，并在我在立法委员会任职时与他合作。
“Chief Merwede has built a tremendous bench over the last several months of firefighters who will carry on a legacy of exemplary sercice for our community.”
Assistant Fire Chief Jeffrey Naples, who was appointed to his current post in March, will run the department in an interim capacity when Merwede leaves, according to Garrett.
默维德说：“我知道那不勒斯助理酋长要完成这项任务。”“如果我做得正确，那么这个部门将继续前进，下一任酋长将由市长任命。”
But what’s next for the outgoing chief?
“时间会说明。我不是100％确定的，”默维德说。“我知道7月30日的下一步是什么，我不会打电话。”
meghan.friedmann@hearstmediact.com
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