Schuylkill County FireFighters Association

2023 Scheduled Meetings

1st Quarterly Meeting-Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 2:00 PM, Friendship Fire Co. of Englewood

2nd Quarterly Meeting- Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 7:00 PM, American Hose Co. Mount Carbon Station

3rd Quarterly Meeting-Convention

4th Quarterly Meeting-

2023 Scheduled Meetings

1st Quarterly Meeting-Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 2:00 PM, Friendship Fire Co. of Englewood

2nd Quarterly Meeting-

3rd Quarterly Meeting-Convention

4th Quarterly Meeting-

President

Dave Sattizahn, Pine Grove Firefighters’ Relief

E-mail: dasattizahn@comcast.net

Cell: (570) 617-8742

1st Vice President

Mike Wasko, Polish-American Fire Company, Shenandoah

E-Mail: mwasko@localnet.com

Cell: (570) 590-3589

2nd Vice President

Tom Slane Jr., Tuscarora Fire Company

E-mail: tslane@ptd.net

Cell: (570) 527-7335

Recording Secretary

Leroy Boyer, Liberty Fire Company, Schuylkill Haven

E-mail: pubsportsboss@gmail.com; Lboyer@republicanherald.com

Cell: (570) 789-9526

Financial Secretary

Gary Witmier, Pottsville Firemen’s Relief

E-mail: gwitmier@verizon.net

Cell: (570) 640-8888

Trustees

Eric Eichenberg, Minersville Fire-Rescue

E-mail: eeichenberg@quandel.com

Cell: (717) 648-2062

Dale Hadesty, American Hose, Tamaqua

E-mail: dshadesty@verizon.net

Cell: (570) 640-0796

Jason Witmier, Pottsville Firemen’s Relief

E-mail: jasonwitmier@gmail.com

Cell: (570) 656-3021

Chris Kuzio, Friendship Fire Company, Englewood

E-mail: ckuzio@bulldogfa.com

Cell: (570) 590-7275

Jack Messner, Pottsville Firemen’s Relief

E-mail: jmessner@greenscomm.com

Cell: (570) 527-0212

Financial Officer

Jim O’Brien, Minersville Fire-Rescue

E-mail: jobrien@fddbank.com; indy9528@hotmail.com

Cell: (570) 617-4785

 

 

2023 Committee List

Training Committee — Kevin Sibbett (Chairman), Frank Zangari, Mike Wasko, Mike Strouse, Jim Misstishin, John Blickley, Shelby Sattizahn

SF2DO Advisory Board — Tom Slane Sr. (chairman), Eric Eichenberg, Jim O’Brien, Frank Zangari, John Matz, Dave Sattizahn, Jason Witmier, Brian Connely,
Rick Wiest (Williamson Friedberg Jones), Bud Quandel (Quandel Enterprises), Frank Zukas (SEDCO), Micah Gursky (Tamaqua Borough)

Academy Grounds — Eric Eichenberg (chairman), Mike Wasko, Chris Kuzio, Todd Troup, Ben Schuettler

Constitution & Bylaws — Mark Valentine (chairman), Tom Slane Jr., Dan Metzger, Brian Connely, Art Connely, Chris Kuzio

Laws & Legislation —- Tom Slane Sr. (chairman), Tom Slane Jr., John Matz, Brian Connely, Frank Zangari

Credentials — Bill Blickley (chairman), Ryan Slane, Leroy Boyer, Julie Zangari, Mark Higgins

Convention Guidelines — Gary Witmier (chairman), Eric Eichenberg, Dave Sattizahn, Leroy Boyer

Fire Prevention — Tom Slane Jr. (chairman), Leroy Boyer, Kevin Sibbett

Scholarship — Jason Witmier (chairman), Tom Slane Jr., Bill Blickley, Brian Connely, Art Connely, Gary Witmier

Auditing — Tom Slane Sr. (chairman), Mike Wasko, Tony Aschman, Dale Hadesty

Executive Committee — Dave Sattizahn (chairman), all current officers and past presidents

Apparatus and Inventory — Tom Slane Jr. (chairman), Dave Sattizahn, Frank Zangari, Eric Eichenberg

Trustees — Eric Eichenberg (lead trustee), Jason Witmier, Chris Kuzio, Dale Hadesty, Jason Witmier

Accountability Committee — Jason Witmier (chairman), Mike Scheib, Trent Zulick, Tom Slane Jr., Frank Zangari

Memorial Service — Rev. Fred Crawford (chairman), Mike Kitsock

2023 Scholarship Program

The Schuylkill County Volunteer Firefighters’ Association (SCVFA) is once again offering scholarships to be awarded to male or female applicants for the 2023-2024 academic school year.

Eligibility:
1. Applicant must be a high school graduate of the graduating class of 2023.

2. Applicant must plan to enroll in a fulltime accredited institute of higher learning for the 2023-  2024 school year.

3. Applicant must be the son or daughter of an active member of an emergency organization that is a member in good standing in the SCVFA. Member must be active for at least 5 years in that organization. (This also applies to sons or daughters of deceased members under the same guidelines as above.)

4. (In place of #3) The Applicant may be a junior member of an emergency organization that is a member of the SCVFA, with at least 2 years active service.
Applications can be obtained from any member organization of the SCVFA. All information on the application will be held strictly confidential.

Deadline for submitting applications will be May 31, 2023.

 

SCVFA Scholarship Instructions-2023

SCVFA Scholarship Application-2023