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Here are just some of our amazing members! These people show up day in and day out, giving their all to the community!
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Angelo Lovisa
EMS Line Secretary
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Bryan Vetrecin
3rd Vice President
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Christopher Jones
Deputy Chief
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Deborah Jodrey
Firefighter
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Elysia Rodrigues
EMT
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Frank Scalice
President
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John Kennedy
Chaplain
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Kevin Baranowski
EMS 2nd Lieutenant
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Luke Harjes
Junior FF/EMT
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Marcus Jones
Fire 1st Lieutenant
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Sara Kuwar
EMS Chief's Aide
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Shea Robinson
EMT/Firefighter
Angelo Lovisa
EMS Line Secretary
Bryan Vetrecin
3rd Vice President
Christopher Jones
Deputy Chief
Positions
Deborah Jodrey
Firefighter
Deb joined the department in 2021 and is currently a firefighter on Thursday crew, as well as a junior advisor! She is always ready to lend a helping hand, make people laugh, and get her hands dirty. She is one of our friendliest faces at the department and we are so grateful to have her!
Elysia Rodrigues
EMT
Elysia joined the department as a junior member in 2021. She loved participating in fire and EMS trainings and became an active member, eventually becoming junior foreman and an EMT. Elysia enjoys attending department wide trainings and being on Thursday crew! She currently goes to school at Northeastern and works in the Greater Boston area as an EMT, but comes back and rides over breaks.
Frank Scalice
President
Frank Scalice born and raised in Brooklyn. He loves to spend time with his family, shown here with wife Lisa and sons Max and Henry. Frank is employed as an Assistant Vice President at Rutgers University in the Business Services division. He was recently featured by MercerMe for choosing to be a firefighter.
John Kennedy
Chaplain
John moved to Hopewell Borough in 1991 from Kingston where he was involved with the Kendal Park First Aid in the mid 80's. He was also involved with Twin W First Aid Squad while working in the Princeton area at CUH2A. John decided about 12 years ago that he wanted to be involved more with the community and began helping out driving the Ambulances at Hopewell Fire Department and Emergency Medical Unit. When he speaks with prospective members he tells them that "It's not as onerous as you might think and you could really help out someone in need".
John retired from the State of NJ as a Public Procurement Administrator and has decided he wasn't done searching how to help his community. He has now signed up to attend Fire School so that he can help out the Firefighters on the department. John said "It's never too late to learn more and nothing is more rewarding when helping someone in our community".
If John has not done enough for the Community and our department he is also the Hopewell Fire Department's Chaplain because even our own sometimes needs help during stressful times. John recently received his Masters in Pastoral Care from Fordham University.
You can come down any Tuesday at 7 PM and find John checking on the Ambulances if you would like to speak with him about our department or how to join.
Kevin Baranowski
EMS 2nd Lieutenant
Luke Harjes
Junior FF/EMT
Luke joined as a junior member in 2021 and is an extremely active and involved member. You can always rely on Luke to come to community events, trainings, and crew nights. He is always ready to lend a helping hand and is very knowledgeable about all the equipment! We are so lucky to have Luke as a member, especially as one of our newest EMTs!
Marcus Jones
Fire 1st Lieutenant
Sara Kuwar
EMS Chief's Aide
Shea Robinson
EMT/Firefighter
Shea joined the department in 2015 as a junior member, where she excelled on both the EMS and fire side and became the junior foreman! Soon after, she pursued her EMT and firefighter certifications, became a junior advisor, and now rides on Thursday nights on both the ambulance and fire truck. Shea is currently pursuing her degree in nursing. We are so grateful for members like Shea who are extremely involved and committed to helping others.
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Angelo Lovisa
EMS Line Secretary
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Bryan Vetrecin
3rd Vice President
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Christopher Jones
Deputy Chief
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Deborah Jodrey
Firefighter
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Elysia Rodrigues
EMT
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Frank Scalice
President
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John Kennedy
Chaplain
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Kevin Baranowski
EMS 2nd Lieutenant
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Luke Harjes
Junior FF/EMT
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Marcus Jones
Fire 1st Lieutenant
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Sara Kuwar
EMS Chief's Aide
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Shea Robinson
EMT/Firefighter
Angelo Lovisa
EMS Line Secretary
Bryan Vetrecin
3rd Vice President
Christopher Jones
Deputy Chief
Positions
Deborah Jodrey
Firefighter
Deb joined the department in 2021 and is currently a firefighter on Thursday crew, as well as a junior advisor! She is always ready to lend a helping hand, make people laugh, and get her hands dirty. She is one of our friendliest faces at the department and we are so grateful to have her!
Elysia Rodrigues
EMT
Elysia joined the department as a junior member in 2021. She loved participating in fire and EMS trainings and became an active member, eventually becoming junior foreman and an EMT. Elysia enjoys attending department wide trainings and being on Thursday crew! She currently goes to school at Northeastern and works in the Greater Boston area as an EMT, but comes back and rides over breaks.
Frank Scalice
President
Frank Scalice born and raised in Brooklyn. He loves to spend time with his family, shown here with wife Lisa and sons Max and Henry. Frank is employed as an Assistant Vice President at Rutgers University in the Business Services division. He was recently featured by MercerMe for choosing to be a firefighter.
John Kennedy
Chaplain
John moved to Hopewell Borough in 1991 from Kingston where he was involved with the Kendal Park First Aid in the mid 80's. He was also involved with Twin W First Aid Squad while working in the Princeton area at CUH2A. John decided about 12 years ago that he wanted to be involved more with the community and began helping out driving the Ambulances at Hopewell Fire Department and Emergency Medical Unit. When he speaks with prospective members he tells them that "It's not as onerous as you might think and you could really help out someone in need".
John retired from the State of NJ as a Public Procurement Administrator and has decided he wasn't done searching how to help his community. He has now signed up to attend Fire School so that he can help out the Firefighters on the department. John said "It's never too late to learn more and nothing is more rewarding when helping someone in our community".
If John has not done enough for the Community and our department he is also the Hopewell Fire Department's Chaplain because even our own sometimes needs help during stressful times. John recently received his Masters in Pastoral Care from Fordham University.
You can come down any Tuesday at 7 PM and find John checking on the Ambulances if you would like to speak with him about our department or how to join.
Kevin Baranowski
EMS 2nd Lieutenant
Luke Harjes
Junior FF/EMT
Luke joined as a junior member in 2021 and is an extremely active and involved member. You can always rely on Luke to come to community events, trainings, and crew nights. He is always ready to lend a helping hand and is very knowledgeable about all the equipment! We are so lucky to have Luke as a member, especially as one of our newest EMTs!
Marcus Jones
Fire 1st Lieutenant
Sara Kuwar
EMS Chief's Aide
Shea Robinson
EMT/Firefighter
Shea joined the department in 2015 as a junior member, where she excelled on both the EMS and fire side and became the junior foreman! Soon after, she pursued her EMT and firefighter certifications, became a junior advisor, and now rides on Thursday nights on both the ambulance and fire truck. Shea is currently pursuing her degree in nursing. We are so grateful for members like Shea who are extremely involved and committed to helping others.
