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Gershow Recycling Donates the Use of 30 Cars for Tenth Annual Chuck Varese Vehicle Extrication Tournament

Pictured: Representatives of Gershow Recycling joined members of the Northport Fire Department at the Tenth Annual Chuck Varese Vehicle Extrication Tournament at Steer’s Pit in Northport on May 13. Pictured (left to right): Steve Rossetti, Vice President of Special Projects, Gershow Recycling; Robert “Beefy” Varese, Ex-Chief, Northport Fire Department and Director, Tenth Annual Chuck Varese Vehicle Extrication Tournament; Brad Wine, Chief, Northport Fire Department; Dennis Sheridan, Second Assistant Chief, Northport Fire Department; and Rich D’Angelo, Manager, Gershow Recycling’s Huntington facility.

In support of local fire departments, Gershow Recycling donated the use of 30 cars for the Tenth Annual Chuck Varese Vehicle Extrication Tournament, which was held at the Northport Fire Department’s Training Grounds at Steer’s Pit in Northport on May 13. Gershow also donated the use of its Huntington facility to enable teams to practice in the week leading up to the tournament.

Twenty-two teams from 10 fire departments participated in the tournament, which involved groups of five firefighters working to extricate a “victim” from a “crash” using the Jaws of Life. Each team was judged on the amount of time it took to perform the extrication, the handling of equipment and the safety procedures they followed. After the tournament, the vehicles were brought back to Gershow’s facility, where they were shredded and recycled.

Gershow has nine locations in Brooklyn, New Hyde Park, Valley Stream, Freeport, Lindenhurst, Huntington Station, Bay Shore, Medford and Riverhead. For more information, call (631) 289-6188.

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