New truck will boost Rockville Centre’s emergency response

The Rockville Centre Fire Department held a dedication ceremony for the newest truck to join the town's fleet of emergency response vehicles. The Fire Police now have a fully equipped Ford 450 to assist at the sites of car accidents and other emergencies in order to keep the village's firefighters, police and civilians safe.

  There is a bronze plaque on the truck citing its dedication in memory of Honorary Chief Matthew "Uncle Matt" Murray, a longtime member of the Fire Department and Fire Police Squad who died in 2009.

At the dedication of the RVCFD’s newest truck, were from left, Tom Leach, Trustee Ed Oppenheimer, Mayor Francis Murray, 2nd Assistant Chief Robert Seaman, 1st Assistant Chief John Thorp, Chief John Busching, Jay DeBono, Trustee Kevin Glynn, Ed Zelles, Councilman Anthony Santino, Frank Colon, Jr., Ed Mussini and Rev. Harald Kuehne.