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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	†
1903	John Fox	1926	†
1903	Frank A. Paine	1932	†
1903	Fred Randall	1914	†
1903	Napoleon Brigham	1909	†
1903	Harris Gendron	1926	†
1903	Michael Bressette	1909	†
1903	Michael Secard	1909	†
1903	Walter Verity	1911	†
1903	William Brearley	1915	†
1903	Joseph A. Gendron	1907	†
1903	William Monahan	1906	†
1903	Herbert A. Rowell	1906	†
1903	Joseph A. Gervais	1907	†
1903	Charles Hoey	1922	†
1903	Peter Fox	1927	†
1903	William Legg	1917	†
1903	Clarence E. Esten	1928	†
1903	James Ducharme	1907	†
1903	Patrick Black	1927	†
1903	Amie Crepeau	1908	†
1903	Thomas Gallagher	1907	†
1903	Paul Desourdy	1908	†
1903	John Slattery	1927	†
1904	Remi Lange	1909	†
1904	George Fish	1917	†
1904	Warren Battey	1909	†
1905	Fred Sayles	1931	†

HONORARY MEMBERS

1903	Cyrus Dominique	1904	†
1903	Henry Desautell	1904	†
1903	William Gibney	1905	†
1906	Ephrem Pauquette	1912	†
1906	Joseph Coutre	1909	†
1906	Frank Keegan	1909	†
1906	James Gaffney	1909	†
1906	Joseph Gregory	1925	†
1906	John Keegan	1923	†
1906	Joseph Mullen	1908	†
1906	Dennis Ryan	1920	†
1906	George Baker	1913	†
1906	Arthur O’Leary	1928	†
1906	William Fox	1909	†
1906	Joseph Black	1918	†
1906	James Daley	1908	†
1906	Oliver Gervais	1919	†
1906	Peter McGuiness	1925	†
1906	Edward Cooney	1925	†
1907	John Waterman	1916	†
1907	Charles Wheater	1932	†
1907	Archie Paulette	1912	†
1907	Maglories Benoit	1916	†
1907	Charles A. Moore	1913	†
1908	Orrin E. Ballou	1910	†
1909	Thomas Stephenson	1916	†
1909	Charles Morrehouse	1925	†
1909	Charles Baker	1913	†
1909	Arthur Twichell	1925	†
1909	Charles Black	1916	†
1909	Arthur Dimery	1919	†
1910	William Barnet	1922	†
1910	John Black	1929	†
1910	William Conneally	1913	†
1910	Henry Gervais	1935	†
1910	John Reilly, Jr.	1935	†
1910	Michael Cruise	1922	†
1910	Michael Torpey	1924	†
1910	James Wall	1918	†
1910	James Daughtery	1922	†
1912	Alert Dart	1926	†
1912	Thomas Smith	1912	†
1913	William Mandigan	1920
1913	Howard Hopkins	1925	†
1914	Herbert Barnett	1917	†
1914	James E. Keegan	1918	†
1916	Armond Theirian	1919	†
1916	Walter Burnett	1922	†
1916	Thomas Hannon	1920	†
1916	Mark Conners	1919	†
1917	Melvin Dimery	1921	†
1917	Aberic Dandnneau	1925	†