Eng. Hark joined The Swansea Fire Department in June of 2004 and has been an active member of the department since. Before his time in Swansea Eng. Hark was a member of many other departments including Yelm Washington, South Korea, Blair Oklahoma, Honesdale Pennsylvania and Knob Noster Missouri. During his time in Swansea Eng. Hark has had many accomplishments including most recently becoming The Director of the Public Safety Dive & Ice Rescue Team. Eng. Hark is also a Dive Master and Ice Rescue Technician. Eng. Hark stated that this is allowing me to personally expand my skill set and improve the quality of our team’s abilities and responses to emergencies. When asked why he became a FF he said, “To serve the local citizens of my community, when service is needed the most, at a citizen’s most vulnerable point in/of life, and to be that citizens’ point of light in their extreme moment of darkness.” His favorite call is when you pull up to a multi-story house with smoke billowing out of the windows and doors! All due to burnt Popcorn in the microwave! Meaning, that nobody is going to be hurt (usually), property damage will be very minimal, and we do not (usually) have to pull the big yellow 5-inch hose line off the truck! All in all, a very- good day!
Please join us in thanking Eng. Hark for his years of continued dedication and service to The Village of Swansea and the surrounding communities.