Centerport FD Honors Ex-Chief for Longtime Service

An ex-chief of the Centerport Fire Department was recently honored for his 65 years of dedicated service.

William “Bill” Wamp was presented an engraved firefighter's axe and an anniversary cake during an event honoring his dedication to the department.

Wamp joined the Centerport Fire Department in 1952 and was assigned to Engine Company Two where he served as company lieutenant and captain. He was elected as assistant chief and then chief of the department in 1979 and 1981. As chief, he led the department in battling a massive fire that destroyed Linck's Log Cabin in 1981, a landmark restaurant that was around for 50 years and closed a year and a half before the fire.

At the event honoring Wamp’s service, presentations were made by Centerport Fire Chiefs Tom Boyd, Rich Miltner and Andy Heglund. They were joined by Wamp's son Mike, who is an ex-deputy chief of the Florham Park Fire Department in New Jersey.

Photos by Steve Silverman