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.