Photos by Richard Lewin Professional Photography (soniboy@aol.com)
Seasons greetings and welcome to this month’s edition of the Montauk Fire Department Corner. I hope everyone had a safe and fun Thanksgiving. I am sure if you are like me, you are busy make preparations and plans for the upcoming holiday season. Just a reminder that this is a good time to insure that all your smoke alarms are working and functioning, and that any other safety equipment you have in your house, such as fire extinguishers, are fully charged and accessible if you needed them.
On Thursday, November 14th members of Company 6 with family and friends and guests met for after summer dinner at Sammy’s Restaurant. As always Sammy and his staff were great hosts and the food was delicious. The fellowship among the members of Company 6 is always second to none. Interestingly, it was brought to my attention that evening that collectively there is over 700 years of experience and volunteerism to the Montauk Community just in Company 6. 
I thank them for their collective contributions to the Montauk Fire Department and to the Community of Montauk.
Personnel from the Montauk Fire Department helped out again this year with the running of the Thanksgiving Turkey Trot. As you may remember, this year’s Thanksgiving Day weather was pretty bad with a lot of rain and strong winds. That did not deter over 500 runners from participating in this annual fun Montauk event.
On Tuesday, December 3, 2024 the Department celebrated our “old timers” with a nice dinner at Sammy’s restaurant. This is an annual event that’s been going on for many years. It’s a great time to get together with men and women who has served the Department for many years and are now on the inactive rolls. It’s always fun to listen to the stories and insights of our past members. I thank them for their service.
Lastly, the Montauk Fire Department in conjunction with the Montauk Lions Club will be hosting our annual senior citizens
holiday dinner on Sunday, December 8th at the Montauk Fire House. There will be seating for 175 seniors. This is an annual event that we are very proud of hosting. It’s a great “kick off” to the holiday season. If you’re a senior and can’t make it to the dinner, you can call (631) 668-5695 between 8:30 and 4:00 daily and request your meal to be delivered to your house. The following week Santa Claus will be arriving at the Montauk Fire Department at 1:00pm.
From me, the officers, and men and women of the Montauk Fire Department, I want to wish everyone a healthy and happy holiday season.
I am sad to say that this will be my last MFD Corner as Chief, since Peter Joyce, Jr. will be sworn in as Chief on January 1, 2025. I would like to thank all of the MFD Members, men and women, for their support during my time as Chief.
~ Ken Glogg, Chief, Montauk Fire Department
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