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.