Hicksville Fire Department -Gerard Gagliano on "The Firehouse" - WRHU 88.7 FM S3 EP7

"The Firehouse"- WRHU 88.7 FM hosted by Chris Moses

Sitting with me in the firehouse is Gerard Gagliano. Gerry is a member of Hicksville Fire Department Volunteer Hose Company 4 and EMS Squad. Having originally joined in 1983 as a member of Protection Hook and Ladder Co. 1. He is an Ex-Captain of the Rescue Squad, and past member of the Department Hazardous Materials Response Team, and also was a member of the Hicks Drill Team from 1985 to 1993. Gerry became an EMT in 1984 and an EMT-CC in 1985, and is currently an EMT still. Gerry has also had a 34 year career as a dispatcher, first working full time for the Westbury Fire District in 1985 where he was a Supervisor the last two years. In 1993 he was hired by Nassau County Firecom where he worked until he retired in 2019. The last 10 years at Firecom Gerry was a Supervisor and has also worked several part time dispatcher jobs during the years at Hicksville (14 years) and brief stays at Syosset and Jericho as well.