Thanks from firefighter Sylwester Łasocha, Bolesławiec’s new councillor

Dear Residents of Bolesławiec,

From the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank you for the trust you have placed in me by electing me as a councillor of our beautiful city. Your vote is an expression of appreciation for me, but also an obligation to continue working for our community.

As a firefighter, during 25 years of professional service I have had the privilege of providing assistance wherever it was most needed. Working both in the State Fire Service and the Volunteer Fire Service in Tomaszów Bolesławiecki, I have always tried to care for residents’ safety, train the younger generation and preserve our shared history. Now, as a councillor, I pledge to become even more involved in the affairs of the city and county, so that our small homeland can develop in the way we all deserve.

I would also like to thank you for every form of support I have received over the years – both in my professional and community work. The distinctions I have had the honour of receiving motivate me to continue serving. I believe that together with you we can achieve even more.

With respect and gratitude,

Sylwester Łasocha
Bolesławiec City Councillor

Sylwester Łasocha is 45 years old. He has been involved in firefighting for more than 30 years; as a teenager, he joined the Gminna Dęta Orkiestra Strażacka in Susiec. A professional firefighter for 25 years, he is a fire service officer. He serves at the District Headquarters of the State Fire Service in Bolesławiec as Deputy Commander of the PSP Rescue and Firefighting Unit. He is a rescue firefighter with the Volunteer Fire Service in Tomaszów Bolesławiecki, where he serves as deputy head of the unit. He obtains equipment and trains members of Volunteer Fire Service units. He is the supervisor of the Youth Fire Brigade at the Volunteer Fire Service in Tomaszów Bolesławiecki. He conducted a series of classes at Kindergarten No. 2 in Bolesławiec, introducing children to the tasks performed by the fire service, how to behave in an emergency, where to obtain help and how to ask for it. In 2022, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the State Fire Service, he organised an exhibition of firefighting equipment for residents of Bolesławiec and Bolesławiec County, featuring equipment held by the Firefighting Museum in Oseredek. He obtains and restores items, then donates the exhibits to the Firefighting Museum in Oseredek (Lublin Voivodeship), founded by his father.

For his professional and community work, he has been honoured by the President of the Republic of Poland, the Minister of the Interior and Administration, the Association of Volunteer Fire Services of the Republic of Poland and the Marshal of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship with medals and distinctions: the Bronze Cross of Merit – 2023; the Bronze Badge of Merit for Fire Protection – 2015; the Bronze Medal of Merit for Firefighting – 2012; the Honorary Gold Badge of Merit for the Lower Silesian Voivodeship – 2011.