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Pipe & Drum Band

 
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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.
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Name: 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!
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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.
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Name: Lieutenant John Fischer , Drum Major
Instrument: Snare Drum
Assignment: Station 53 (C Shift)
Band member since: 2004
Why did you join the band?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.