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WGFC Honors Past Chief on His Birthday and for 75 Years of Service

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March 29, 2026

First responders from the West Grove Fire Company staged a small parade in New London Township Sunday afternoon passing by the 90th birthday celebration for Past Chief W. Forrest Hammond.

In front of family and friends, Past President Bill "Radar" O'Connell presented Chief Hammond with a plaque celebrating 75 years of volunteer service to the West Grove Fire Company with members greeting Chief Hammond and wishing him Happy Birthday.

The celebratory parade was led by Antique 22, an apparatus that Chief Hammond was very familiar with during his long career at West Grove, a company he lead as chief in the mid-1970's. We wish him, his wife and his family all the best, and we thank him for his many, many years of service to this community.
Units: Antique 22, Engine 22-2, Engine 22-1, Engine 22-3, Ladder 22, Tanker 22, Brush 22
 
W. Forrest Hammond has been a member for 75 years, and served as Fire Chief in the mid-1970s.
W. Forrest Hammond has been a member for 75 years, and served as Fire Chief in the mid-1970s.
 
In honor of decades of service to the area community as a volunteer firefighter.
In honor of decades of service to the area community as a volunteer firefighter.
 
WGFC firefighters honor Past Chief W. Forrest Hammond on his 90th birthday and present him with a plaque commemorating 75 years of service.
WGFC firefighters honor Past Chief W. Forrest Hammond on his 90th birthday and present him with a plaque commemorating 75 years of service.
 
Past President Radar O'Connell presents the 75 years of service plaque to Past Chief Hammond.
Past President Radar O'Connell presents the 75 years of service plaque to Past Chief Hammond.
 
A New London Township neighborhood was filled with WGFC fire trucks in honor of the Past Chief's birthday.
A New London Township neighborhood was filled with WGFC fire trucks in honor of the Past Chief's birthday.
 

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