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Whitestown deputy chief to resign; recruits finish training and SCBA put into service
Summary
Deputy Chief David Owens will resign effective June 30; the department completed SCBA training across three shifts, recruits logged more than 800 training hours and a recruit graduation is scheduled for June 27.
Deputy Chief David Owens has submitted his resignation effective June 30, Whitestown Fire Chief told the Whitestown Fire Board on June 4. The chief said Owens is moving on to a position the chief described as more conducive to his retirement plans and that Owens previously served with the city of Indianapolis.
At the same meeting the chief reported several training milestones: the department placed new Scott SCBA into service after vendor-led training across all three shifts, recruits attended more than 800 hours of combined training in May and the recruit class will move to live-fire scenarios ahead of a graduation planned for 6 p.m. June 27 at Traders Point Christian Church. The chief said invitations will be issued for members of the public who would like to attend.
Why this matters: the resignation creates a forthcoming leadership vacancy and the training updates affect staffing and readiness for response. The chief said one recruit started training later than the class but is catching up through additional EMS and fire training and the department expects the recruit to be fully trained within a couple of months.
Department statistics the chief reported for May included 162 total calls for the month and a year-to-date total of 830 calls; the chief said the department is about 19 runs behind where it was at the same point last year. EMS training totaled 226.5 hours in May; the department recorded 74 patient contacts and 71 transports during the month.
The chief also described public outreach events for May, including station tours for a silent-auction winner, school visits and a field day appearance. No personnel replacements or promotion processes were finalized at the June 4 meeting; the chief said the lieutenant promotional process occurs every two years and will begin this fall.
