Mayor Tony Vaz: Serving Seaside Heights in More Ways Than One
Who says you can’t be almost 80 and active in the fire department? Certainly not Tony Vaz. At 79 years old, Vaz continues to serve Seaside Heights in multiple capacities. As Mayor of Seaside Heights and a member of the Seaside Heights Fire Department’s fire police...
Rich Tompkins: A Chance Encounter Leads to Decades of Service
Rich Tompkins joined the Seaside Heights Fire Department as a volunteer firefighter in 1980. Throughout his 46 years serving within the organization, he has worn many hats and held leadership roles such as President and Fire Chief. He currently serves as the Fire...
Chris Vaz: A Boardwalk Fire Sparks Passion to Volunteer
Chris Vaz is a lifelong Seaside Heights resident with over four decades of involvement with the local fire service, having joined as a junior firefighter at 14 years old. One memory has stuck with him his entire life. Vaz recalls a particularly disastrous fire on the...