Wyckoff August 27, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 9 Newest firefighters picking up torch of service by John Koster The Wyckoff Township Committee has welcomed nine new volunteer firefighters, including the sons of two former fire chiefs and the present Wyckoff police chief, and a German national who is a firefighter in Germany. “It’s great that a lot of young men are following the in the footsteps of their parents and grandparents,” said Mayor Douglas Christie -- who is also a member of the Wyckoff Volunteer Fire Department, as are former Mayor Rudy Boonstra and Township Administrator Robert Shan- non. The five regular firefighters sworn in last week are: Christopher Fox, son of Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox, Fire Company No. 2; Erick Regojo, a Wyckoff resi- dent and prospective policeman who wants to start out a career in public safety, Fire Company No. 1; Shane Myer, whose grandfather Jack Myer was formerly a department chief of the Wyckoff Volunteer Fire Department, Fire Company No. 1; Christopher Repetto, a Wyckoff resident who learned about the department from friends who are (continued on page 10) New junior firefighters with Township Committee members