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The Fort Johnson Volunteer Fire Company is a volunteer fire department that provides fire protection and emergency medical services to Fort Johnson and Amsterdam New York. ==History== FJVFC was founded in 1935, and manages two stations.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fort Johnson Firemen celebrating 40th year )〕 In 1995, a fire erupted in the home of one of the department's volunteers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Focus on History: The tragic 1995 fire that killed a family )〕 David Grandy, a lieutenant of the fire company, his wife Stephanie Grandy, also an active firefighter at the department, and their three children, were killed in the fire. A monument was dedicated to the Grandy family behind station 2 in Amsterdam.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fort Johnson Firefighters dedicate memorial statue to fallen comrade, family )〕 In 2009, the fire company petitioned for a bill to allow non-resident members of their company, sponsored by Senator Hugh Farley.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NY Senate - Bill S2931-2009 )〕 The bill passed in July 2009, making the FJVFC the 24th fire department in the state of NY to receive such an exemption. In 2011, Chief Alden Miller found child pornography on the company computer, which he turned into the State Police. A volunteer at the company, Randolph Billington, was arrested for allegedly downloading the material. Billington was subsequently also charged with felony child sex abuse.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Amsterdam child pornography suspect now faces sex abuse charge )〕 The department has around 25 active members,〔 and fields over 250 calls per year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fort Johnson Volunteer Fire Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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