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Pipe & Drum Band

 
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Picture of Lieutenant Bruce Clark
Name: Lieutenant Bruce Clark
Band member since: retired (Founding Member)
Why did you join the band? Retired member of the Pipe and Drums Corps, but was one of the founding members.
Picture of Staff Captain Douglas Watson
Name: Staff Captain Douglas Watson , Treasurer
Instrument: Snare Drum and Bagpipe
Assignment: Training Division
Employee since: 1981
Band member since: 2004
Why did you join the band? Tradition, and chicks dig it!
Picture of Firefighter Jim Clark
Name: Firefighter Jim Clark , President
Instrument: Snare Drum
Assignment: Station 73 (B Shift), CSR7
Band member since: 2007
Why did you join the band? As a proud Irish-American Firefighter, I feel having a pipe and drum band is an important tradition.
Picture of Lieutenant John Fischer
Name: Lieutenant John Fischer , Drum Major
Instrument: Snare Drum
Assignment: Station 53 (C Shift)
Band member since: 2004
Why did you join the band?
Picture of Lieutenant John Flynn
Name: Lieutenant John Flynn , Pipe Major
Instrument: Piper
Assignment: Station 37 (A Shift)
Employee since: 1989
Band member since: 2001
Why did you join the band? When firefighter Jerry Countryman passed away the bagpiper for his service was having a difficult time playing. After that I thought our Department needed a Pipes and Drum band.
Picture of Driver Operator Jon Ferguson
Name: Driver Operator Jon Ferguson , Trustee
Instrument: Piper
Assignment: Station 33 (B Shift)
Employee since: 1990
Band member since: 1999 (Founding Member)
Why did you join the band? I always loved the bagpipes and wanted to bring some tradition and honor to the department.
Picture of Firefighter-Paramedic Khristy Osment
Name: Firefighter-Paramedic Khristy Osment , Trustee
Instrument: Tenor Drum
Assignment: Station 46 (C Shift)
Employee since: 2004
Band member since: 2006
Why did you join the band? To become more involved with the department, tradition, meet people and have a great time with other people in the fire service!
Name: Paramedic Lee Forshner
Instrument: Pipes
Assignment: Station 33 B-Shift
Employee since: 2004
Band member since: 2008
Why did you join the band? To be a part of tradition and to learn something new. I have always been interested and intigued by the bagpipes and figured I could give it a try. Since then I have found it to be challenging and very rewarding.
Picture of Fire Dispatcher Scott Jurasz
Name: Fire Dispatcher Scott Jurasz , Vice President
Instrument: Bass Drum/Piping Student
Assignment: Comm center
Employee since: 1999
Band member since: 2005
Why did you join the band? To be a part of and bring pride, honor and the tradition of the fire service to PBCFR.