BERKLEY — Russell Horgan, 65, may have retired in March as deputy chief of the Berkley Fire Department after 28 eventful years. But that doesn't mean he's totally a retiree.
He's now deputy director of the town's Emergency Management Agency. As such, he manages the 15 volunteer members of the town's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) that has outfitted an emergency shelter trailer with 50 cots and bedding and medical supplies and even a coffee pot for when firefighters need a break during lengthy emergency incidents.
The team also has its own ambulance and a trailer with on-scene lighting to illuminate fire and other emergency scenes at night.