Make sure you change the batteries in your smoke detectors every six months.
Live today, you don’t know what tomorrow brings.
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Dave Stapinski,
Fire Chief 1751 |
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Dave is a 1989 graduate of Freedom
High school and a 1991 graduate of Northampton Community College where he
received his degree in Applied Science. Dave has been an active member of the
Bethlehem Twp. Volunteer Fire Company for 15 years. Dave is certified in
firefighting, EMT, Vehicle Rescue, Trench Rescue and Hazmat. He enjoys his time
away from the firehouse with his wife Judy and son Darin. Make sure you change the batteries in your smoke detectors every six months. Live today, you don’t know what tomorrow brings. |
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| Ron Ford, Assistant Fire Chief 1752 |
| Brian Kelly Deputy Chief 1753 | |||
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Brian was born and raised in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. His family moved to Pohatcong Township the summer of 1976 to live with his grandmother while their house was being built in Saylorsburg, PA. His family moved to Saylorsburg in February, 1979. Brian attended the Pleasant Valley School District and graduated from Pleasant Valley High School in 1984. During his junior year, Brian became interested in the fire service. He recalls a time when he was a small child in Phillipsburg, one night lying in bed before falling asleep; he heard a siren that scared him to death. He believes this is why he became interested in the fire service, to face his fears as a child and so no others would have that same fear. When Brian turned 18 he became an active member of Blue Ridge Hook & Ladder, Saylorsburg, PA. Brian’s time with Blue Ridge was a short one as he entered the United States Air Force on January 24th, 1986. He was assigned to several locations and when permanently stationed in Maryland, he once again joined a fire company. This time he wanted to explore this thing they call EMS (Emergency Medical Services). Back in 1989 he joined Waldorf Volunteer Fire Company, Waldorf, MD. He served there until the government thought it was better for him to due a tour of duty in Turkey in 1992. Brian left the military after 91/2 years of service returning to the great state of Pennsylvania. Brian became a citizen of Bethlehem Township after marrying his best friend in July of 2004. It just so happened that his DJ was the deputy fire chief and that’s all it took. Brian joined Bethlehem Township Fire Company August 6th, 2004. He completed Essentials of Fire Fighting Nov. 2004. He pursued his Emergency Medical Technician certification in May 2005 (EMT-B). He holds certifications in Pro Board Fire Fighter 1, Pump Operations I & II, Structural Fire Rescue, DOH Vehicle Rescue, Pro Board Haz-Mat Awareness, NIMS 100, 200, & 700. |
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Mark
Kuronya Rescue Captain 1754 |
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Mark Kuronya has been a Bethlehem Township
resident since he was 5 years old. Mark joined as a volunteer Firefighter in
1994. Mark worked his way up in the fire company from being a Firefighter all
the way to being Fire Chief. The position Mark Currently hold is Rescue Captain
(1754). He started out in the fire service with being ranked as 4 th
Lieutenant (1759), than went to 3rd Lieutenant (1758), 2nd
Lieutenant (1757), 1st Lieutenant (1756), Fire Captain (1755), Rescue
Captain (1754), Deputy Fire Chief (1753), Assistant Fire Chief (1752) and Fire
Chief (1751). Along with Marks duties at the fire station he is also in charge
of the Water Rescue Team which is one of the responsibilities of being Rescue
Captain. Mark as well as once serving all those rankings is a Emergency Vehicle
Operation Course Instructor, Rescue Technician, Vehicle Rescue Technician, PA
state Trench Rescue Technician, HAZ-MAT Technician, Pump Operator, First
Responder, Field Level AIR-PAK Maintainer and an Instructor for the Northampton
County Fire School. All the additional class that Mark has taken are HAZ-MAT
Awareness, HAZ-MAT Operations, Basic Vehicle Rescue, Trench Rescue Awareness,
Trench Rescue Operations, Radiological Emergency Management, Radiological
Monitoring, PA state Trench Rescue, Engine Company Operations at Residential
Fires, First Responder Awareness, First Responder Operations and Scott AIR-PAK
Level Maintainer. Mark and a few other company members recently came in 2
nd place at the National Regional Extrication Competition held in Portland
PA. Mark works for JAFO development and his own business MAKUR Industrial Crane Installation. Mark also has a wife Gina, son CJ who runs with Catasauqua Fire Department, stepson Dan, a Chocolate Lab Buddy and a Yellow Lab Lola. Mark loves to spend time with his family, play softball, and fly Power Para Gliders and Hang Gliders on his free time. |
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