DAYTON, January 5, 2017 - The first regular meeting of 2018 for the Dayton Volunteer Fire Department was held on Thursday, January 4, 2018 with officers elected for the new year.  The 2018 officers of the Dayton Volunteer Fire Department are as follows:

Chief:                                                Murphy Green
Asst. Chief:                                        Bo Lehan
Secretary:                                         Brad Templeton
Treasurer:                                         Paul Doskocil
Engine 862 Captain:                          Adam Piserelle
Engine 863 Captain:                          David Taylor
Rescue 861 Captain:                          Terry Boyett
Rescue 862 Captain:                          Brodie Davis
Tanker 861 Captain:                          Austin Dale
Booster 861 Captain:                         Chad Glatfelter
Booster 862 Captain:                         Dalton Black
Booster 863 Captain:                         BJ Garner
Utility 864 Captain:                            Murphy Green, Jr.
Rescue Boat Lieutenant:                    Corey Ambrose
Station Sergeant:                              Alvin Burress
Mascots:                                           CJ Addington and Landon Hajovsky
Firefighter of the Year:                      Terry Boyett

The Dayton Volunteer Fire Department made a record 485 recorded responses during 2017, not including responses during Hurricane Harvey.  If hurricane responses were recorded, the department would have made an estimated 565 responses in and around our community,