The West Haven Fire Department would like to congratulate Captain James “Jim” McNulty on his retirement after 32 years of dedicated service to our great city. Captain McNulty was appointed to our department on July 22, 1991, and worked as a firefighter for 17 years before his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant on September 14, 2008.
After the horrific terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Captain McNulty was one of several members of the Center District to head down to the site of the World Trade Center in New York City, where he would assist in the rescue and recovery efforts, extending his service beyond just our city.
Promoted again this time to the rank of Captain on April 15, 2020, he has for the last three years led the department’s “A” shift, offering a respected veteran presence and helping train our newer members. We salute him for a truly outstanding career and exemplary record of service and wish him all the best in his retirement. Thank you and once more congratulations, Captain!
Day one is in the books! Our 8 recruits received an extensive education on and introduction to our department thanks to key instruction from several of our members including Training, Safety, and Wellness Division Captain Jacob Urban and Lieutenant Jon Drost. One day down, many more to go!
Our department would like to extend our deepest gratitude to Mission Barbecue for their continued support of our department and our military veterans within our ranks. It is no small gesture to our department.
In a press conference held at West Haven Fire Department headquarters, Chief of Department James O’Brien and Senator Richard Blumenthal were happy to announce the West Haven Fire Department has been awarded the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) fiscal 2022 year- Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) in the amount of almost $204,000 in Federal funding .
This grant provides funding for new rope rescue equipment, emergency medial equipment including 2 Automated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) devices & 3 Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and training for downed firefighter rescue, cold water rescue and officer development training.
We thank both FEMA and Senator Blumenthal for their continued support of our department and the great work our members do to keep the residents of West Haven safe.