Westchester's Longest Serving Firefighter

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According to an article "Westchester Superlatives" in the October 2007 issue of Westchester Magazine:

Bravest (longest serving) firefighter: Fire Chief Walter Schoonmaker, of Hartsdale, who started as a firefighter on August 1st, 1959

I believe he's been Chief since 1971, and still going strong at the helm of my department. He's hired every career Hartsdale firefighter serving today....some have even retired already!!

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What year did he start???

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What year did he start???

LMAO!

I was wondering the SAME thign there EXDC203!!

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My bad, sorry. 1959.

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wow 1959, did they even have fire back then....lol

In all honesty good for him, all the power to him. Its good to have someone like that in a department who can provide so much experience and guidance.