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Gary Wren has been a member of the Company for over 54 years. Throughout his tenure he has held numerous positions and currently holds the position of Vice President. As Vice President Gary assists the President with company matters and conducts meetings in the Presidents absence. Gary retired from the Town of Ramapo DPW. Gary has attended a multitude of classes and training throughout his 5 decades of service for his various positions and attended trade school to be a plumber. He is a member of the RCVFA, where he served as President, Rockland County Chiefs, Rockland County Safety Officers, Board of Directors, and the Fire Advisory Board, where he served as a past chairman. Gary joined the fire department to continue a family legacy of service.

Eric Black is a third generation member of the Company following in the footsteps of his Grandfather, Father and Uncle. He is a member of the RCVFA and serves on the Presidents Council at St. Thomas Aquinas College and is on the board of the Rockland County Umpires Association along with People to People. He is former board member of Rockland Community College Foundation, Helen Hayes Hospital Foundation and Haverstraw Little League. He is the owner of All Types Advertising.

My name is Stewart Rhymer I’m a retired man of a certain age I am currently a four year member of the Hillcrest Fire department, a house officer and on the executive board on at least four different associations with in the fire service.

Brett Levine is our Corresponding Secretary and has been a member for 33 years. Brett handles all of the official correspondence for the fire company and will format any official documents that need distribution on behalf of the fire company. Brett is a Police Dispatcher by trade and Received his B.S in public safety administration. He is a member of the RCVFA and FASNY. Brett has also served as our Companies President. Brett joined the department because he was influenced by his Uncle who was a Chief in Westchester County.

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Chris has been a member of the Fire Company for 35 years and currently serves as our Financial Secretary. Chris is in charge of preparing the financial reports for the company meetings. Chris is a retired career firefighter from Greenwich Connecticut. Chris also served as a line officer and served as our Chief from 2007-2009. Chris is currently the Director of Fire and Emergency Services for Rockland County. Chris received his degree from Mercy College with a B.S. in Public Safety-Fire Science.

Hi. My name is Jeffrey Potischman and I have been a member of the Hillcrest Fire Company since January of 2012. Over the years I have the opportunity to be a member of the fire company’s F.A.S.T, and ice rescue team, and worked my way up to becoming a Chauffeur. Currently I serve as an Engineer and as the Treasurer of the Fire Company.


My name is Toniann, and I have been a member of Hillcrest Fire Company for 14 years. I am the Assistant Treasurer, which requires me to assist the Treasurer with any financial matters for the department. I am also a member of RCVFA. I am a Behavior Specialist. My degrees include LMSW, and a BA in Forensic Psychology. I became a member of the fire service to help serve my community.

38 yr./life member. Chief (2003-2005) Chaplain (2007 to present) Department Safety Officer(2005 to present)

My name is Pastor Yvons Louis, I have been a member of the Fire Company for 13 years and currently am the assistant chaplain. As the assistant chaplain I assist the chaplain with meeting prayers and with members in need of spiritual counseling. I am a small business owner here in Rockland county. I have received my degree in business administration from SUNY Rockland and have received my certificate in Christian Political Science with a focus on International relations from Logos Christian Institute and The Vocational Institute of Technology. Throughout my career I have served on many professional and spiritual committees both here in Rockland County and throughout NYC. I joined the fire company to help people and to serve my community.

Rommel has been a member of the Fire Company for the past 28 years and currently serves as our Sgt at Arms. Rommel or “Mel” is responsible for maintaining order during our company meetings and maintains our meeting attendance. Mel is a Correction Officer and received his B.S.N. Mel joined the fire company to help the community.

Dave is a 32 member of the Fire Company and currently serves as our Property Clerk. As the Property Clerk Dave is charged with maintaining the department property that is available for members to rent. Dave is a retired Police officer by trade. Dave served as our President from 2003-2004 and served as a line officer. Dave is a member of the Rockland County Pipes and Drums and is their Pipe Major, and a member of the R.C chiefs association and RCVFA. Dave joined the fire company to continue the legacy of his father and his brother.

William or “Billy” has been a member of the company for the past 31 years and is currently our Steward. The steward is in charge of our kitchen and organizing events held at the fire house. Throughout his tenure he has served as our President twice. Billy was our President from 2001-2002, and again from 2013-2014. Billy is a career carpenter by trade. Billy is a member of the RCVFA and The Blue Vests. Billy joined the Fire Company to help the community.

Chris has been a member of the Hillcrest Fire Company for 30 plus years. He has been a past Chief of the department and is currently an Assistant Chief and Company Trustee.  Chris holds degrees in Business Administration and Computer Science and works for a large multinational organization. He has been awarded numerous citations for life saving actions as well as Firefighter of the Year, Presidents Award, Top Responder and Top Driver. As Assistant Chief he is responsible for supporting the Chief of the department with Fire Company operations.

My name is Tim Wren, I have been a member of the fire company for 37 Years. I currently hold the position of Trustee. My position requires me to oversee fire company property and business. I am a landscaper by trade and hold a Bachelors of Science degree. I am also a member of the RCVFA, Rockland County Chiefs Association and the HVVFA.

I am 40 years + in Hillcrest fire department and a trustee. I have an associates degree in fire technology & many hours of training and still learning. We are doing this for our family and community. The people we do this with have the same ideals of putting our selves in danger to save others and property. 

My Name is Matthew Boney, I have been a member of the fire company for 13 years. I Currently hold the position of Trustee. My positions requires me to work with our 4 other trustees to oversee and maintain the fire company owned firehouse and property. Together we make sure the building and property are in good order and make any necessary repairs or upgrades. We Also oversee and maintain company bought property, equipment and uniforms for parades and special services. I am a career firefighter full time. I have some college from St. Thomas Aquinas College, but left college during my final year of my bachelor’s degree in business management to start my career in firefighting. I started my passion with being a first responder 19 years ago by joining the Rockland County Fire Explorer post, which then lead me to join the stony point Ambulance corp. at a young age. Over the years I was also associated with the Haverstraw Ambulance Corp. and the Thiells Fire Department. I worked career EMS before starting my career as a Firefighter. I grew up as a kid who played with Firetrucks, would go to the fireman’s parade, and enjoyed the idea of being a firefighter. As I grew older and would watch the tv shows and movies the idea of being a first responder and helping others seemed to be what I wanted to do. Once I was of age to start joining these different organizations, I knew I wanted to dedicate my life to being a first responder and help who ever I could. The passion has driven me to live out my dreams from when I was just a little kid.

Jeff has been a member of the Fire Company for 28 years and is currently one of our Trustees. The position of trustee requires members to be in charge of the Company grounds and supplies. Trustees additionally distribute uniform supplies to new members. Jeff is a career Firefighter in a large municipal department by trade. Jeff received his B.S degree in Fire Science Administration. He belongs to the RCVFA and the HVVFA. When he was asked why he joined the fire company he said “I wanted to give back to my community.”