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Proclamation commending Fire Chief Mr. Stephen Darcangelo for his long and distinguished service with the Mt. Lebanon Fire Department and congratulating him upon his well-deserved retirement.
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WHEREAS, Mr. Darcangelo served as a firefighter with the Canonsburg, Pennsylvania and Saegertown, Pennsylvania volunteer fire departments before joining the Mt. Lebanon Fire Department in 1977. He was promoted to Platoon Chief in charge of fire prevention in 1981, and was appointed Chief in 1990, overseeing 17 full-time employees and 50 volunteers with a $2.5 million budget; and
WHEREAS, after 29 years of fighting fires with the Mt. Lebanon Fire Department, Chief Darcangelo is officially retiring from his position; and
WHEREAS, as Mt. Lebanon's Fire Chief, he was responsible for the direction of all department functions including fire suppression activities, fire prevention programs, public fire safety education and community disaster emergency preparedness; and
WHEREAS, under his leadership, the Mt. Lebanon's $9 million public safety center came to house both the fire and police departments, coordinating everything from fund-raising to design ideas, meeting with architects, firefighters, police officers and consultants to make the building useful and efficient for both departments; and
WHEREAS, one of his greatest accomplishments was increasing the full-time staff by two people and increasing the volunteer corps by 50 percent, broadening the responsibilities of the firefighters and investing in training and development for his staff; and
WHEREAS, Chief Darcangelo holds an Associates degree in Fire Science Administration from Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) and he is certified as a Fire Officer 1 and Fire Inspector 1, serving as a Pennsylvania Fire Academy Field Instructor and a CCAC Adjunct Instructor, and although he is retiring, he plans on acting as a consultant and teaching fire safety to people with disabilities;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Allegheny County Council, on behalf of the citizens of Allegheny County, hereby recognizes and commends Chief Stephen Darcangelo for his long and distinguished service with the Mt. Lebanon Fire Department. This Council wishes him all the best on his well-deserved retirement as Fire Chief, and joins his family and friends in celebrating this momentous occasion with him.