Hyattsville VFD: NEWS - July 17, 1997

For Release: July 17, 1997

Doc Moltrup Named
County Deputy Fire Chief

Hasenpusch Appointed Safety Officer

Following an extensive selection process, County Fire Chief A.D. Bell has officially appointed Donald "Doc" Moltrup, Chief of the Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department, as Volunteer Deputy Chief of the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department.

"To the best of my knowledge, this is a unique position in the fire service; I am not aware of a jurisdiction of the size and population of Prince George's County with a volunteer deputy chief of the department," Moltrup said following his appointment.

As one of four Deputy Chiefs of the department, Chief Moltrup will report directly to the Fire Chief. A primary duty of this position is to coordinate the efforts of the Volunteer Division Chiefs in the Northern and Southern Divisions.

Other duties will include:

Coordinate/communicate with career division commanders, bureau chiefs, career deputy chiefs and the Fire Chief to ensure the effective and efficient operation of the Department.
Communicate the volunteer perspective to the department leadership and provide liaison with the Volunteer Chief's Council and the PGCVFRA as it relates to formulation of policies, goals and objectives.
Stay current and enforce all departmental orders, guidelines and policies.
Consult with volunteer and career division chiefs and bureau chiefs to determine needs and provide assistance in the areas of: acquisition; research and testing of tools, equipment and personal protective gear; formulation of Standard Operating Procedures; evaluation/recommendation of resource requirements to maintain the department's operational readiness; and evaluation/recommendation of individual, company and/or unit actions for possible commendation and awards.

Moltrup has been chief of the Hyattsville VFD for more than 25 years. By day he works as an electrical engineer at Vitro Corp., a Rockville-based defense contractor.

Fresh out of high school, Moltrup delivered three babies in his first week with the HVFD. His back-of-the-ambulance, seat-of-the-pants obstetrics prompted co-workers to bestow the nickname "Doc" upon the teenager, and it has stuck ever since.

Prior to his appointment as Deputy Chief, he was a Volunteer Division Chief. He also serves as the Chair of the PGFD Volunteer Chief's Council as well as being the chairman of the Emergency Trust Fund Board of Review, which decides on emergency funding for the state's fire and rescue organizations.

Related Links:
E-Mail Chief Donald "Doc" Moltrup
Biography of Chief Moltrup

HVFD Deputy One of Four New Volunteer Safety Officers

In addition to appointing a Volunteer Deputy Chief, Bell also announced new Volunteer Safety Officer positions, including Herb Hasenpusch - HVFD Chief 1B - as the primary northside officer.

The Volunteer Safety Officers report to PGFD Captain/Safety Officer, Ed Bosanko (CAR 100):

Phil Baker, CAR 101, Division 2 Volunteer Safety Officer (primary)
Herb Hasenpusch (Co. 1), CAR 102, Division 1 Volunteer Safety Officer (primary)
Bobby Breen (Co. 56), CAR 103, Division 2 Volunteer Safety Officer (back-up)
Gordon Routely (Co, 12), CAR 104, Division 1 Volunteer Safety Officer (back-up)

The position will entail assisting the Department Safety Officer during investigations of personal injury and vehicular accidents; Assist volunteer personnel with preparing and submitting of personal injury and vehicle accident reports; operationally responsible for assisting with the safety on fire/EMS incidents.:

The safety officers will monitor, proceed or respond as appropriate to working fires, second or greater alarms, mass casualty/multi-trauma incidents, incidents when specialty teams are alerted (i.e., Bomb Squad, Haz Mat Team, Dive Team, Trench/Collapse Team, etc.), when requested by the incident commander, any incident where a firefighter or emergency medical technician is reported trapped, seriously injured or killed, civil disturbance, or any incident he/she deems appropriate. :

Related Links
E-Mail Deputy Chief Herb H. Hasenpusch
Home Page of D/C Herb H. Hasenpusch

Fire Marshal/Webmaster To Work With PIO Office

HVFD Fire Marshal and Webmaster Dave J. Iannone has been selected by the PGFD's Public Information Office as an official photographer for the department, designated as Car 618. Dave will also work with the office and department on several other upcoming projects. For several months, Dave has assumed the responsibility as Prince George's County correspondent for the Maryland Fire Dispatch, a regional fire and rescue service publication that comes out bi-monthly.

Related Links
E-Mail Fire Marshal Dave J. Iannone
Home Page of Dave J. Iannone