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THE CURRENT CHIEF OF THE TULLYTOWN FIRE COMPANY IS DAVID A. PEARL. CHIEF PEARL JOINED THE FIRE SERVICE IN 1993 AND HAS BEEN A LINE OFFICER SINCE 1994. THE CHIEF HAS SERVED IN EVERY RANK OF THE FIRE COMPANY AND HAS BEEN THE CHIEF FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. HE WAS RECENTLY ELECTED TO HOLD THE OFFICE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. CHIEF PEARL RECENTLY RETIRED FROM 23 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE AND STILL WORKS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AS A QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE. CHIEF PEARL HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS AND CITATIONS INCLUDING THE MEDAL OF VALOR AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL. ALONG WITH FIREFIGHTING SKILLS THE CHIEF ALSO HOLDS A CURRENT EMT LICENSE AND ALSO IS A CPR AND FIRST AID INSTRUCTOR. CHIEF PEARL LIVES WITH HIS WIFE JUDY IN THE STONYBROOK SECTION OF LEVITTOWN ALONG WITH HIS THREE CHILDREN AND TWO DOGS. BEFORE LEAVING FOR MILITARY SERVICE DAVID RESIDED IN HIS PARENTS HOUSE IN LAKESIDE.
DEPUTY CHIEF
THE CURRENT DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE TULLYTOWN FIRE COMPANY IS SCOTT E. GILMORE. DEPUTY CHIEF GILMORE JOINED THE FIRE SERVICE IN 1989. HE HELD THE OFFICE OF LT., CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT AND DEPUTY. HE WAS RECENTLY ELECTED TO HOLD THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY CHIEF FOR THE SECOND TIME IN HIS CAREER. DEPUTY GILMORE HAS WORKED FOR THE LOWER BUCKS COUNTY JOINT MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS. TODAY HE HOLDS THE POSITION OF MECHANIC AT THE WATER FILTRATION PLANT. DEPUTY GILMORE HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS AND CITATIONS INCLUDING THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL. DEPUTY GILMORE COMES FROM A FAMILY OF FIREFIGHTERS HIS GRANDFATHER WAS A MEMBER AND ASSISTANT CHIEF OF THE FAIRLESS HILLS FIRE COMPANY AND HIS FATHER IS A MEMBER OF TULLYTOWN HE ALSO HELD THE LIEUTENANTS POSITION. DEPUTY GILMORE LIVES IN THE OLD PART OF TULLYTOWN WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND AND HER THREE DAUGHTERS AND MANY PETS.
ASSISTANT CHIEF
THE ASSISTANT OF CHIEF OF THE TULLYTOWN FIRE COMPANY IS RICK JOHNSON. RICK JOINED THE FIRE SERVICE IN 1986 AND HAS BEEN A LINE OFFICER SINCE 1991. THE ASST CHIEF HAS SERVED IN EVERY RANK OF THE FIRE SIDE EXCEPT ENGINEER. RICK WAS RECENTLY ELECTED TO A TWO YEAR TERM AS ASST CHIEF. RICK COMES FROM A LONG HISTORY OF FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE COMPANY INCLUDING AN UNCLE, IN LAWS, GRANDFATHER AND BOTH PARENTS. ASST CHIEF JOHNSON IS A LIFE MEMBER OF THE COMPANY. ALONG WITH BEING A FIREFIGHTER RICK IS ALSO A HAZMAT TECHNICIAN AT GTS INC. WHERE HE HAS WORKED FOR 14 YEARS. ASST CHIEF JOHNSON IS MARRIED TO MARYANN WHO IS ALSO A FIREFIGHTER WITH TULLYTOWN. THEY HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 13 YEARS AND HAVE TWO CHILDREN. RICK LIVES IN THE SAME HOUSE HE GREW UP IN ON MAIN STREET IN TULLYTOWN. ASST CHIEF JOHNSON IS PROUD TO SERVE HIS COMMUNITY FOR SO MANY YEARS. RICK HAS EARNED MANY AWARDS INCLUDING THE WILLIAM LEIGH FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR IN 2005.
BATTALIAN CHIEF
The Battalion Chief of the Tullytown Fire Company is Dale Mastrull. Dale joined in 1989 and is a Life Member, having 18 years of service with the company. He was appointed to the Battalion Chief position in December 2007. He previously served as Lieutenant and Captain. He was presented with the Chief’s Award at the February 2008 banquet. Dale has been a Levittown resident all his life, growing up in Lakeside, and then moving to Stonybrook where he lives with his wife Sarah and their two pugs. Dale is an employee of the Pennsbury School District, working with special needs students.