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......It is with profound sadness that the Bowmansville Vol. Fire Association announces the tragic passing of Raymond “Ray” Hartel. Ray was 70 years old and was a 49-year active member of our Association.
......Ray was a part of the fabric of Bowmansville where he served as President, Treasurer, Financial Secretary, Captain, Lieutenant, Foreman, EMS Captain and EMS Lieutenant. During his time he worked on our LOSAP committee, was Chairman of our 1996 Heavy Rescue Truck, was on the Committee for our 1999 E-One Pumper, was on the Annual Fund Drive Committee as well as Scholarship Committee, Town Contract Committee, Constitution and By Laws Committee, Telethon Committee, Family Picnic Committee and Holiday Parties Committees. He was a proud member of the BVFA Softball team for many years and his contributions to our organization are far more than could ever be listed.
......As a current EMT he was a regular Top 10 responder and had been for the majority of his years. There wasn’t a day that went by where he wasn’t at Station 1 working on something for our Association. Ray was awarded Fire Fighter of the Year and was awarded the Howard Scrace Award on multiple occasions. The Howard Scrace Award is the highest award given at Bowmansville.
......Ray will be remembered for so much and was an integral part of making our organization function on a day-to-day basis. Whenever anyone needed anything, they knew to start with Ray. Ray was Bowmansville. He wore the name proudly and while he didn’t enjoy the spotlight he was always doing anything and everything he could for the members and families of Bowmansville. Most of all, Ray will be remembered as a brother to us.
......Our thoughts and prayers are with Ray and his loved ones. Rest easy Ray, we’ll take it from here!
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BVFA MISSION STATEMENT
The Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association was organized and chartered in 1912.
The purpose of the Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association is to include love of country,
good citizenship, civic virtue, and self-sacrifice; and to perpetuate the spirit which from
the earliest days and actuated volunteer firemen in the rendition of service of the highest
type in the protection of life and property from fire, without hope of fee or reward.
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HISTORY OF OUR NICKNAME
The Rainmakers
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The Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association was organized and chartered in 1912.
From the Young Men's Club to the Bowmansville Fire Department, until 1962
the main source of funding was the Field Days held each August. For many
of those years "RAIN DATES" were set just in case, and more often than not
used. One year the regular date was used as well as two or three rain dates
(11 rain outs in 9 years). It was during this time we received the name
"RAINMAKERS". One year Walter Scrace and a few others manned a banner
BOWMANSVILLE RAINMAKERS and the department paraded at the Erie Co. fair with
this banner and umbrellas. Our Rain Maker Logo has gone thru a few changes;
from an umbrella, to a fireman holding an umbrella, to our present Indian,
representing fire, rescue, and cadence corps.
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