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PASCOAG HOSE COMPANY NUMBER ONE

Pascoag Hose Company #1 was formed on November 10, 1903, in the voting booth in downtown Pascoag.  Its members were all Pascoag firemen who wanted to enjoy a social atmosphere while providing professional services to the community.  In 1905, the Company moved its meeting place to the Sayles Avenue Fire Station, and in 1939 the Company moved to its current location at the Main Street Fire Station.

Pascoag Hose Company #1 currently has a roll of 28 members who act in a social capacity in addition to providing fire and rescue services for the Pascoag Fire District.  Though all Pascoag firefighters must be members of a Hose Company, and Hose Company members must be Pascoag firefighters, the organizations are separate entities.  Hose Company #1 members gather at the fire station once every month to discuss ongoing issues such as financial stability and upcoming events.  Persons who join the Hose Company are probationary members for one year, after which time they are voted into full membership and are given full voting power.

Hose Company #1 is led by a set of five officers, who are given certain roles and responsibilities within the Company as described below.

2008 PASCOAG HOSE COMPANY #1 OFFICERS

President: Thomas Fagan

The duties of the President of Hose Company #1 are to preside at all company meetings and impartially enforce the rules of the Hose Company.  The President also appoints all committees, ensures that all committees perform required duties, and calls special meetings to order.  The President may serve no more than two consecutive one-year terms.

First Vice President: Adam Lee
Second Vice President
: Matthew Dupuis

The First Vice President performs the duties of the President in his absence, and the Second Vice President performs the duties of the President in the absence of both the President and the First Vice President.  The Vice Presidents are also responsible for the upkeep of the Fagan Memorial Auditorium and the meeting room after company-sponsored events.  They are also responsible for the enforcement of the Company by-laws.

Secretary: Sharon Jenks

It is the duty of the Secretary to call the roll at all Company meetings, handle all Company correspondences, record the minutes of all Company meetings, and collect and submit all monies due the Company by Company members or other parties.

Treasurer: Kimberly DeFusco
Assistant Treasurer: Arthur Houle, Jr.

It is the responsibility of the Treasurer to receive and handle all monies belonging to the Company, deposit all receipts to the bank, pay all Company bills, and provide a financial report at each regular Company meeting.

Company members are also appointed to the following positions:

Trustees One Year:
Two Years:
Three Years:
 Sharon Jenks
 Bernardino Colon
 Kevin Stockwell
Sunshine Committee One Year:
Two Years:
Three Years:
 Sharon Jenks
 Kimberly DeFusco
 Michael Peck, Jr.
Purchasing Committee One Year:
Two Years:
 Jason LeMaire
 John DeFusco
Repair Committee One Year:
Two Years:
 Kevin Stockwell
 Alan Russell, Jr.
Delegates to the Northern Rhode Island Firemen's League One Year:
Two Years:
 Kevin Stockwell
 Alan Russell, Jr.
Alternate Delegates to the Northern Rhode Island Firemen's League One Year:
Two Years:
 Matthew Dupuis
 George Gingell, III
Auditing Committee One Year:
Two Years:
Three Years:
 Richard Jenks
 Kevin Stockwell
 Sharon Jenks
Historians:    Michael Peck, Jr.
Jason LeMaire

Below is the current Hose Company #1 roster:

Arthur Houle, Jr.
Thomas Fagan
Bernardino Colon
Sharon Jenks
Kevin Stockwell
Kimberly DeFusco
John DeFusco
Richard Peck, II
Michael Peck, Jr.
George Gingell, III
Matthew Dupuis
Adam Lee
Thomas Lindgren
Alan Russell, Jr.
Jason LeMaire
Matthew Kerr
Michael Butts
Fernando Nino
Edward Blanchard
Richard Jenks
Stanley Klein
George Rua
George Gingell, IV
Michael Letoile
Craig Jennings
Tracy Seddon
Anthony Boudreau
Jesse Smith
Ashley Haigh


Hose Company #1 holds many fundraising events throughout the year to support the continued sponsorship of league teams and other non-profit organizations throughout the area.  These fundraisers include, but are not limited to: annual May breakfasts, annual Christmas lighting ceremonies, and annual boot drives.  The Hose Company also sponsors blood drives in conjunction with the Rhode Island Blood Center.  The company is also a member of the Northern Rhode Island Firemen's League and the Rhode Island State Firemen's League.

The Hose Company celebrates its anniversary every November with a banquet that includes dinner, dancing and numerous raffles.  At this annual banquet, the Company recognizes two members for their exemplary service to the Company.  The first of these awards is the Jack Almeida EMT of the Year Award,  named after a former Pascoag Fire Department EMS Captain.  The second is the Nicholas Sabella Firefighter of the Year Award, named in honor of the Pascoag Fire Department's eighth Chief.  Below is the list of all past recipients of both awards:

  Firefighter of the Year EMT of the Year
1988 Paul Chevalier  
1989 Jack Almeida  
1990 Albert Kraus  
1991 Michael SanAntonio  
1992 Raymond Rabitaille  
1993 Scott Shayer  
1994 Bernardino Colon  
1995 Arthur Houle, Jr.  
1996 John DeFusco  
1997 Arthur Houle, III Norman Mainville
1998 Richard Peck, II Carolyn Binns
1999 Thomas Fagan Kevin Stockwell
2000 Adam Lee Richard Brissette
2001 Matthew Dupuis Adam Lee
2002 Jason LeMaire John Lataille
2003 Donald Hatfield John Lataille
2004 Michael Peck, Jr. Kevin Deschamps
2005 Edward Blanchard Jason LeMaire
2006 Michael Butts Fernando Nino
2007 Jason LeMaire Craig Jennings
 

ORGANIZERS 

Francis Fagan

James Smith

Edward Collins

Frank Lewington

CHARTER MEMBERS

1903

Clovis E. Rounds

1914

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1903

John Fox

1926

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1903

Frank A. Paine

1932

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1903

Fred Randall

1914

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1903

Napoleon Brigham

1909

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1903

Harris Gendron

1926

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1903

Michael Bressette

1909

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1903

Michael Secard

1909

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1903

Walter Verity

1911

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1903

William Brearley

1915

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1903

Joseph A. Gendron

1907

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1903

William Monahan

1906

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1903

Herbert A. Rowell

1906

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1903

Joseph A. Gervais

1907

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1903

Charles Hoey

1922

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1903

Peter Fox

1927

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1903

William Legg

1917

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1903

Clarence E. Esten

1928

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1903

James Ducharme

1907

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1903

Patrick Black

1927

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1903

Amie Crepeau

1908

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1903

Thomas Gallagher

1907

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1903

Paul Desourdy

1908

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1903

John Slattery

1927

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1904

Remi Lange

1909

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1904

George Fish

1917

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1904

Warren Battey

1909

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1905

Fred Sayles

1931

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HONORARY MEMBERS

1903

Cyrus Dominique

1904

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1903

Henry Desautell

1904

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1903

William Gibney

1905

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1906

Ephrem Pauquette

1912

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1906

Joseph Coutre

1909

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1906

Frank Keegan

1909

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1906

James Gaffney

1909

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1906

Joseph Gregory

1925

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1906

John Keegan

1923

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1906

Joseph Mullen

1908

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1906

Dennis Ryan

1920

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1906

George Baker

1913

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1906

Arthur O’Leary

1928

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1906

William Fox

1909

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1906

Joseph Black

1918

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1906

James Daley

1908

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1906

Oliver Gervais

1919

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1906

Peter McGuiness

1925

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1906

Edward Cooney

1925

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1907

John Waterman

1916

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1907

Charles Wheater

1932

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1907

Archie Paulette

1912

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1907

Maglories Benoit

1916

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1907

Charles A. Moore

1913

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1908

Orrin E. Ballou

1910

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1909

Thomas Stephenson

1916

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1909

Charles Morrehouse

1925

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1909

Charles Baker

1913

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1909

Arthur Twichell

1925

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1909

Charles Black

1916

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1909

Arthur Dimery

1919

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1910

William Barnet

1922

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1910

John Black

1929

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1910

William Conneally

1913

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1910

Henry Gervais

1935

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1910

John Reilly, Jr.

1935

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1910

Michael Cruise

1922

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1910

Michael Torpey

1924

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1910

James Wall

1918

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1910

James Daughtery

1922

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1912

Alert Dart

1926

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1912

Thomas Smith

1912

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1913

William Mandigan

1920

 

1913

Howard Hopkins

1925

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1914

Herbert Barnett

1917

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1914

James E. Keegan

1918

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1916

Armond Theirian

1919

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1916

Walter Burnett

1922

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1916

Thomas Hannon

1920

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1916

Mark Conners

1919

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1917

Melvin Dimery

1921

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1917

Aberic Dandnneau

1925

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