Newly-elected Fire Chief Kevin Sweeney has announced the appointment of 2026 line officers for the West Grove Fire Company:

2026 Operations
Fire Chief: Kevin Sweeney
Deputy Chief: Joshua Hawk
Assistant Chief: Tyler Simpson
Assistant Chief of EMS: Gary Vinnacombe

Captain: Robert Cazillo
Captain: Robert Burns
Captain: Matthew Glass
Captain: Skyler Benasutti
Captain: Robert Linnenbaugh

Lieutenant: Zachary Felker
Lieutenant: Jack Wharry
Lieutenant: Michael Lindsay
Lieutenant: Cecil Dubots
EMS Lieutenant: Brendan Gardill

Sergeant: Career Staff Supervisor

Chief Engineer: John Chambers
Assistant Engineer: Lary Hicks
Assistant Engineer: Dale Glatfelter
Fleet Mechanic: Frank Dowlin

Fire Police Captain: Craig Miller
Fire Police Lieutenant: James Malone

Health and Wellness Officer: Robert Hannan

The WGFC membership elects the fire chief in December who is then responsible to appoint the operational officers for the coming year. The membership also elects administrative officers who were announced on December 11. See: https://wgfc.org/news/1636/WGFC-Elects-its-Officers-for-2026.

In his announcement, incoming Chief Sweeney acknowledged the contributions of outgoing officers Chief Felker, Assistant Chief Keiser, and Lt. Vickers for their service to the company and the community.