Kate has been a member since 2009. At the time she had just been discharged from the military and the fire company offered a unique combination of command structure and schedule flexibility that provided the perfect means for her to integrate back into civilian life. Kate  moved out of the area in 2019, which made it difficult to remain on as an active first responder, but that did not mean she had to leave the company. She transitioned to an associate (social) member, allowing her the ability to still contribute through committee work.

"I like being a part of a group that offers a specialized service to the community and the fact that all fire companies do the same thing makes it easy and fun to work with other firefighters." - Associate Member Kate Massa