Honoring Milestones & Celebrating Volunteer Service at WFD
By Captain Sam Homsi
May 14, 2026
This week’s meeting was a special one as we took time to recognize the dedication of our volunteer members and celebrate some truly remarkable milestones.
A packed house gathered on Tuesday as we honored Asst. Chief (Ret.) Tom Keena for an incredible 70 years of service, and Asst. Chief (Ret.) Bob Long for 60 years of service to the community.
We also recognized Lt. J. Izzi for reaching his 10-year anniversary and presented him with his years of service pin. FF P. Grube also marked 10 years of dedicated volunteer service but was unable to attend.
Moments like these highlight the commitment, tradition, and pride of our volunteer firefighters and the Westerly Fire Department family.
Left to right: A/C (Ret.) Bob Long and A/C (Ret.) Tom Keena, recognized for 60 and 70 years of dedicated service, respectively.
Left to right: A/C (Ret.) Bob Long and A/C (Ret.) Tom Keena
Left to right: Chief John Mackay, Assistant Chief (Ret.) Bob Long and A/C (Ret.) Tom Keena, A/C Joseph Fusaro
Left to right: Lt. Doug Henderson, Lt. Stephen Aylward, Lt. Brandon Fricke, Captain Sam Homsi, A/C (Ret.) Bob Long, A/C (Ret.) Tom Keena, Lt. Justin izzi, Chief John Mackay, Captain Eric Fallon, and A/C Joseph Fusaro
Left to right: Life Member William Palmer congratulating A/C (Ret.) Tom Keena on his 70 years of service.
A/C (Ret.) Bob Long
A/C (Ret.) Tom Keena
Life Member Joe O'lean
Left to right: Lt Doug Henderson, Lt Brandon Fricke, Lt Justin Izzi, Captain Sam Homsi, Lt Stephen Aylward, Captain Eric Fallon in recognition of Lt Izzi's 10 Years of Service.