{"id":505,"date":"2026-04-28T22:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briconndesign.com\/nonprofit\/?p=505"},"modified":"2026-04-28T22:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:23:53","slug":"chief-cowperthwait-sworn-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briconndesign.com\/nonprofit\/2026\/04\/28\/chief-cowperthwait-sworn-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief Cowperthwait Sworn In"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calling it a historic milestone, Christiana Fire Company on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, installed Kevin Cowperthwait, as the company&#8217;s first ever career fire chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He&#8217;s been the volunteer fire chief, re-elected annually, for several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company ran over 4,000 fire calls and about 13,000 EMS calls in 2025, with a full time staff of 35, 60 part-time employees, and over 100 volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company&#8217;s operating budget is about $5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cowperthwait&nbsp;started his fire service career in 1981 with Pennsville Fire Company in New Jersey, rising through the ranks to become chief, and joined Christiana in 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He received Christiana&#8217;s Medal of Valor award in 2013 for assisting in the rescue of a trapped occupant in an apartment fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">~ WDEL, Mike Phillips<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row gspb_row gspb_row-id-gsbp-3964c75\" id=\"gspb_row-id-gsbp-3964c75\"><div class=\"gspb_row__content\"> \n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row-column gspb_row__col--4 gspb_col-id-gsbp-875e49a\" id=\"gspb_col-id-gsbp-875e49a\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-60b36af gssimglightbox\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-60b36af\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/briconndesign.com\/nonprofit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Article_ArticleGallery_55246_02724-300x300-1.jpeg\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row-column gspb_row__col--4 gspb_col-id-gsbp-5c4ee73\" id=\"gspb_col-id-gsbp-5c4ee73\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-ddee296 gssimglightbox\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-ddee296\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/briconndesign.com\/nonprofit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Article_ArticleGallery_55246_02492-300x300-1.jpeg\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row-column gspb_row__col--4 gspb_col-id-gsbp-a7665c0\" id=\"gspb_col-id-gsbp-a7665c0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-e8cfe2e gssimglightbox\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-e8cfe2e\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/briconndesign.com\/nonprofit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Article_ArticleGallery_55246_02178-300x300-1.jpeg\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calling it a historic milestone, Christiana Fire Company on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, installed Kevin Cowperthwait, as the company&#8217;s first ever career fire chief. 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