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RECOGNIZING LIEUTENANT ALLEN I. FOURNIER FOR HIS 40 YEARS OF
OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE BANGOR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
THE CITY OF BANGOR
WHEREAS, A. I. Fournier started his employment with the Bangor Fire Department
on November 25, 1974; and
WHEREAS, Firefighter Fournier was promoted to Lieutenant on January 3, 1988; and
WHEREAS, Lieutenant Fournier worked countless emergency incidents including house fires,
commercial fires, river rescues, all types of emergency medical calls, and
even a plane crash on the municipal golf course; and
WHEREAS, Lieutenant Fournier worked in all Bangor Fire Stations serving all of Bangor’s
citizens; and
WHEREAS, Lieutenant Fournier unselfishly trained and mentored countless Bangor
Firefighters throughout his storied firefighting career; and
WHEREAS, Lieutenant Fournier served under seven Bangor Fire Chiefs over 4 decades; and
WHEREAS, On December 27, 1990 Lieutenant Fournier led a crew of firefighters into heavy
smoke & fire of a burning structure resulting in a rescue that saved the
life of a young male child.
NOW THEREFORE, I, NELSON E. DURGIN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BANGOR on behalf
of the Bangor City Council as well as the citizens of Bangor, do hereby recognize Lieutenant
Allen I. Fournier for his 40 years of dedicated service to the Bangor Fire Department and the
citizens of Bangor, and congratulate him on his pending retirement.
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Given this the 22 day of December, 2014.
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Nelson E. Durgin, Mayor