Gorman Gains Another Term Heading UFOA

By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

Peter L. Gorman has been re-elected to his eighth consecutive one-year term as president of the Uniformed Fire Officers' Association, making him the longest-serving top official in the union's history. "I'm honored to be chosen to lead the UFOA again," Mr. Gorman said in a written statement. "But much still needs to be done."

PETER L. GORMAN: A record tenure.

Others Elected

The 2,500 Fire Department Lieutenants, Captains, Battalion Chiefs, Deputy Chiefs, Medical Officers and Supervising Fire Marshals who comprise the UFOA also re-elected the following officers to one-year terms: Lieut. Stephen Carbone, vice president; Battalion Chief John McDonnell, treasurer; Deputy Chief Nicholas Visconti, recording secretary; Lieut. James McGowan, financial secretary; Capt. Michael Currid, sergeant-at-arms; Lieut. Edward Boles, Lieutenants' representative; Capt. John Dunne, Captains' representative; and Battalion Chief George Belnavis, Chiefs' representative.

Mr. Gorman cited the Aug. 7 deaths of Lieut. Howard Carpluk Jr. and Firefighter Michael Reilly, crushed by debris when a burning roof collapsed, as a reminder of the dangers firefighters encounter on the job.

"Even as the FDNY buried these brave men, hundreds of our members remain sick from the toxic dust from the ruins of the World Trade Center," he said. "The UFOA will never rest until everything that can be done for our first responders will be done."