Meet Our Officers
Vaughan Dumas
Chief
Chief Vaughan Dumas Joined the Orange Volunteer Fire Association in April of 2002. During his tenure he served in the capacity of Training Officer, Lieutenant, Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief and became Chief of the department in March of 2018.
Charles Sherwood
Deputy Chief
Deputy Chief Charles Sherwood is a lifelong resident of the Town of Orange and has over fifty years of service as an Active Member of the OVFA. He served as Chief from 2004-2008.
Dan Abrams
Assistant Chief
Resides in Orange with his Wife Vanessa, Daughter Alana, and Son Callen
Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Master’s Degree in Fire Protection Engineering and a Master’s degree in business
Employed by Pratt & Whitney as a Deputy...
Eric Demeraski
Assistant Chief
Lieutenant Eric Demeraski joined the Orange Volunteer Fire Association in April of 2017.
Vaughan Dumas Jr.
Captain
Resides in Orange
Employed by the City of New Haven Fire Department
Adjunct Instructor Valley Fire School
Joined 2018
Firefighter 1 & 2
Fire Service Instructor 1
Pump Operator
Certified...
Tom Astram
Captain
Graduated from Sacred Heart University bachelor degree in Economics and a bachelor degree in finance.
Employed as a career firefighter with the Wallingford Fire Department
Joined 2015
Firefighter 1 & 2
ARFF
Fire Service Instructor 1 & 2,
HAZMAT Technician,
Hazmat Incident...
Andrew Gamberdella
Lieutenant
Resides in Orange – Wife Jackie with two Children Charlotte and Mason
Graduated from University of Connecticut in 2003 Bachelor’ degree in Audiology with a minor in Anatomy & Neurophysiology
Employed as a Technical Field engineer for Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Management...
Joe Ianniello
Lieutenant
Born & Raised in Orange
University of Hartford – bachelor’s degree in communications
Employed by Star distributors West Haven as a regional Sales Representative
Joined 3 years,
Certified Firefighter 1 &2
Certified...