about our members

W

e are NEIGHBORS helping NEIGHBORS. The Stonington Borough Volunteer Fire Company, Inc is a 100% volunteer organization made up of men and women of various ages and backgrounds who come together to provide firefighting and non-firefighting services.  Our members include college students, technicians, accountants, plumbers, truck drivers, career firefighters, EMTs, business owners, and more.  We view our work as both challenging and rewarding and we have a variety of opportunities for you to serve this department and our community. Becoming a member is an excellent way to serve the community by providing an essential service, meet new people, learn new skills and experience the action and excitement associated with emergency responses. Many of our volunteers embrace the profession and go on to become career (paid) firefighters in the area.  We are always looking for new members, including those who are not interested in becoming firefighters (also see information about our Ladies and Fire Police below).  We recognize that family and work are priorities, so we are very flexible regarding the time commitments of our volunteers.

Current Command Staff

  • Tom Martin
    Tom Martin Chief / Marshal

    07/05/2026 – Current

  • Brian Meadows
    Brian Meadows Deputy Chief

    07/05/2026 – Current

  • Assistant Chief
    Assistant Chief Assistant Chief

    Vacancy

  • Ty Alberti
    Ty Alberti Captain
  • Michael Ruffin
    Michael Ruffin 1st Lieutenant
  • Patrick Cassidy
    Patrick Cassidy 2nd Lieutenant.

     

  • Robert Hersh
    Robert Hersh Engineer
  • Chris Capazzi
    Chris Capazzi Chaplain
  • Richard Hanratty
    Richard Hanratty Department Treasurer
  • Department Secretary
    Department Secretary Department Secretary

    Vacancy

  • Theresa A. Hersh
    Theresa A. Hersh Company Secretary

    Past Deputy Chief
    2020-2026

  • Matthew Buck
    Matthew Buck Company Treasurer
  • John Delmhorst
    John Delmhorst Fire Police Captain

Retired

  • Jeff Hoadley
    Jeff Hoadley Past Chief

    1991-2026

  • Firefighter
  • Aaron Czarnecki
    Aaron Czarnecki Firefighter lvl 2

    2014-2015

In Memory Of

  • Michael Blair
    Michael Blair
  • Charlie J. Chiappone
    Charlie J. Chiappone
  • William Teixeira Jr.
    William Teixeira Jr.

Stonington Borough Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.