How did a late Portsmouth volunteer firefighterâs helmet end up in Ohio? No one can say for certain, but a few city Good Samaritans caught wind of its whereabouts and felt compelled to bring it back to the Seacoast
The family of former Portsmouth Fire Department âcall manâ Stanley Pizz, a Port City native who fought fires from 1955 through 1979, has been given his old helmet, slightly singed from experience and emblazoned with his last name on the back.
How was it located? Just before the New Year, a former city firefighter was browsing eBay and recognized the helmet as being one from the olden days of his previous employer.
On Tuesday afternoon at the departmentâs downtown central station, Portsmouth Fire Chief Todd Germain called together a meeting between Pizzâs relatives, the former city firefighter who called attention to the helmetâs online listing, and the city Realtor who bought the helmet in order for it to be returned to the Pizz family.
