Brockport Fire Chief Michael Henry and President John Rombaut present a plaque to Assemblyman Bill Reilich. Brockport firefighters gathered to honor Assemblyman Bill Reilich for his support of the Brockport Community.
His special interest in firefighters and emergency services personnel has been demonstrated across his district, according to a press release from Brockport Firefighter Christopher Martin. From HURST rescue tools to Thermal Imaging Cameras, Assemblyman Reilich has fought for funding in Albany to ease the burden of local taxpayers while at the same time ensuring his rescue people had the best up to date equipment available, according to the press release.
According to Martin, Reilich spent time on the roof of the training center in full firefighter gear watching past Chief Chris McCullough use the new equipment he helped the department purchase. When he wasn’t on the roof, he was sporting a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and was following the firefighters into the controlled burn to experience what they felt. These exercises all aided him in the fight to maintain equipment and supplies and to fully realize why it was needed, Martin said.
Reilich no longer serves the fire district. As a token of appreciation for his efforts, Brockport Volunteer Firefighters Association President John Rombaut and Fire Chief Michael Henry presented Reilich with a plaque bearing the Brockport patch and collector’s coins of historic apparatus owned by the department.
Stephen Hawley is the current assemblyman who serves the fire district.
