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By BETTYLEE CONEYBEAROn Thursday, Aug. 1, at approximately 5 p.m., 33-year old William Smith from Easton climbed 110 feet to the top of the water tank on Old Witch Court in Rowayton and refused to come down.The Rowayton Volunteer Fire Department — also known as Rowayton Hose Company No. 1 — answered the call and worked with a special Emergency Service Unit of the Norwalk police, finally bringing the man down at5:30 next morning.Most of the Rowayton firefighters had just come home from work, had not eaten dinner, and would have to go to work the next day. At 1:30 a m , when it was determined that the full crew did not have to stay the night, 10 men left and two engineers, two captains and two firefighters agreed to remain to work their 75-foot ladder truck. Lou Fro-elich, a past chief and spokesperson for the volunteers, explained “Whatever we are asked to do, we do.”It is this spirit of service that has earned this all-volunteer group the respect and apprecia tion of the community since it was formed in 1902.
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Norwalk News
Norwalk, Connecticut, US
Thu, Aug 15, 1991
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