SLFD Chief Troy Maloney (left) and Deputy Chief Rob Helie (right) pose with newly-promoted Captain Nate Stringfellow with his wife Rochelle after his badge pinning.
New Captain at SLFD
Sun Lakes Fire District Battalion Chief Robert Olmstead (left) and Deputy Chief Robert Helie (right) congratulate firefighter/paramedic Tom Geffert on his 10th anniversary with SLFD. Geffert has served as an acting Captain and Engineer and is as a member of the SLFD Wildland fire team. Photo by Brian Curry.
10th Anniversary Celebration
Pictured left to right are Safeway Manager Matt Clarke, Sun Lakes Fire District Captain Mike Molite and firefighter Justin Roggeman.
Safeway donation
Safeway Manager Matt Clarke presented a check for $2,000 to Sun Lakes Fire District Captain Mike Molite, who is also the Treasurer of the Sun Lakes Emergency Relief Fund, which is run by the firefighters union and firefighter Justin Roggeman.
Safeway’s grant underwrites SLFD’s Local 3560’s expenditures for cooking at the annual “Art at the Lakes” charity event. This allows the firefighters to retain that amount in their fund to help people in need. Capt. Molite thanked Safeway for their generosity and community involvement.
SLFD Chief Troy Maloney presents Capt. Brad Rock with his retirement plaque. SLFD Deputy Chief Rob Helie is on the right.
Captain Rock celebrates retirement
Brian Curry
Sun Lakes Fire District Captain Brad Rock, who retired in January of this year, was the guest of honor at a recent retirement get-together at the Murphy’s Law restaurant in downtown Chandler. In a tribute to how many lives he touched in his 27-year firematic and emergency medical service career serving Sun Lakes, many of the men and women who had the chance to work alongside him through those years came back to wish him well.