Keeping with the mandate to do so as provided in the 1995 Ordinance
creating the Southwest Harbor Fire Department, the Fire Association,
a non profit, 501c3 corporation, was formed in 1996 by Members of the
Fire Department and of the community to neet the challenges of augmenting
the Fire Departments budget by Fundraising activities including Public
Suppers, community events and donation appeals. In addition to equipment
purchases and assistance with operational needs, the Association has
expanded its support to include annual scholorship awards to students
of the Mount Desert Island High school who, on graduation, were continuing
their education in one of the public safety fields. Funding has also
been provided when needed to families facing a serious crisis as a result
of an unforseen illness or other family emergency. With the historical
rise in the cost of heating during the winter of 2007-2008, Assistance
has been provided to residents to carry them through until other arangements
could be secured.
The Association in the past 12 years has raised and disributed to it's
various causes in excess of $100,000 all of which was raised by donation
or it's fund raising activities
The Association is goverend by a bord of directors made up of 5 Community
members and operationally controlled by an elected officer corps.
The Current Officers for the Association are:
President: Mr.Jeffrey Thomas
Vice President: Mr. Dean Tozier
Secretary: Ms. Beth Gaiser
Treasurer: Ms Diane Willey-Ward
The Sitting Board of Directors are:
Chairman: Chief Sam Chisholm
Mr. Daniel Norwood
Mr. David Kelley
Mr. Wayne Patton
.Mr, Ken Minier
Ms. Karen Willey