Ira Cohen, the Secretary of the Bell and Siren Club received the Henry N. Wilwers International Fire Buff of the year award at the Annual International Fire Buff Associates Convention in Dallas Texas on September 6, 2014. Ira, a 50 year member of the Bell and Siren Club was honored for his dedication to the Bell and Siren Club, the International Fire Buff Associates, and the 200 Club of Essex County.
Ira is the fifth member of the Bell and Siren Club to receive this prestigious award since its inception in 1967. Other recipients from the Bell and Siren Club are: Doctor Arthur Devlin (1975), Edward Massman (1980), Grant Miller (1984) and George Ottley (1996).
The Bell and Siren Club congratulates Ira on this achievement.