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Lieut. Kurt Vogt retires after 27 years' service in the HFD
Local 2687 president for ten years
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August 1 - Last Friday was Lieut. Kurt Vogt's final shift, as he retired from the Hamden Fire Department following twenty-seven years on the job. In 2011 Kurt succeeded then-Lieut. Gary Merwede, with whom he came on the job in September 1994, as fourth president of Local 2687. He stepped down several months ago in anticipation of his upcoming retirement and was succeeded by Firefighter Dave Beaton. Prior to his promotion to lieutenant in 2019, Kurt had held Badge No. 1 as the department's most senior firefighter.
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The members of the Hamden Fire Retirees Association thank Lieut. Vogt for his 27 years of dedicated service in the HFD and for his many years of leadership in Local 2687. We wish him a long, happy, and healthy retirement.
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A reception for Kurt was held at Station 3 Friday afternoon, to which all retirees were invited. See photos of the event below.
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Posted 8/2/2021
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| At the Friday reception honoring Kurt on his retirement, HFRA President Bob Mordecai presented him with his 2021 HFRA membership card. Active membership now stands at 81. |
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Class of September 1994, L-R in front: Recruit-Firefighters Gary Merwede, Rich Otlowski, Henry Puciato, Kurt Vogt, Ron Mikolinski; Back row: Recruit-Firefighters Mike Greene, Joe Anderson, Kevin St. John, Sam DeBurra, and Scott Chasney. Only Otlowski and Anderson are still on the department. Mike Greene relocated to the DC area department in the early '00s, where he is now a senior company officer.
| Kurt is congratulated by Chief Gary Merwede. They came on the job together in September 1994, and both served lengthy stints as president of Hamden Professional Firefighters Local 2687, IAFF.
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| Kurt's Crew, L-R: Firefighter Seth Patrick, Kurt with his granddaughter Blair, Firefighters Mike Onofrio and John Coughlin. |
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| Kurt and his wife, Lori |
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| Kurt and daughter Brittany |
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| Kurt Jr. and his Dad |
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| Ff. Larry Bowden and Kurt, in a photo that cries out for a caption! |
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| Kurt and his first B/C Tom Doherty, retired since '96 |
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| Kurt and Lieut. Joe Anderson |
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| With Firefighter Zach Criscuolo |
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| Ff/Paramedic Roberta "Bert" Angiletta (Ret.) |
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| Ff. Kevin Shieds (Ret.) and Kurt |
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| Kurt and Lieut. Brian Gagnon |
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| Ff. Vic Jackson and Kurt |
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| 42-year dept. veteran, retired Asst. Supt. Harold Mangler |
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| UPFFA President Pete Carozza stopped by to wish his colleague, Kurt, a happy retirement. Nice! |
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| Personnel Director Ken Kelley with his former negotiator sparring partner. |
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| Kurt and granddaughter Blair with Chick Manware, as Mom and Dad (Brittany and Josh) look on. |
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| Farewell gatherings like this one for Kurt are always an opportunity for reunion photos. These were some Kurt's fellow Platoon 3 members when he came on the job. L-R: Chief Gary Merwede, Lieut. Vogt, B/C Tom Doherty (Ret.), Capt. Dave Johnson (Ret.), Capt. Bernie Amatrudo, and Capt. John O'Dea (Ret.). |
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| Platoon 3 shift commander B/C Rich Otlowski, Kurt, Chief Gary Merwede, and Lieut Joe Anderson. Joe was another 1990s firefighter on Platoon 3. |
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