WOODSTOCK — Muddy Brook Fire Department is retiring the radio call sign Car 475 in honor of Richard Baron, who is stepping down from an officer role after decades with the department. Muddy Brook announced the decision at its November 9 annual meeting in a statement carried by WINY Radio.
Baron joined Muddy Brook’s training squad in November 1973, according to a 2023 tribute entered in the Congressional Record. He rose to captain, deputy chief and chief, and had spent 45 years as an emergency medical technician at the time of the tribute.
Muddy Brook named Thomas Gugliotti chief and Thomas Converse deputy chief for 2027. The volunteer department operates Station 75 on Woodstock Road and serves North and East Woodstock. The town says it also provides mutual aid to Woodstock’s other volunteer departments.