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Trustees approve new hires, promotions and equipment purchases for police and fire
Summary
Norwich Township approved conditional offers to four firefighters, accepted a resignation, promoted staff, and funded major equipment purchases including five LifePak 15 units at $99,064 and thermal imagers and other station equipment.
Norwich Township trustees approved multiple personnel actions and capital purchases to maintain public-safety readiness.
Fire Chief Dave Baird requested and trustees approved conditional offers of employment for four full-time firefighters—Stephen Kisak, Jack Ferguson, Josh Staats and Alec Razor—each to start June 7, 2021 contingent on medical, psychological and background checks. Trustees also accepted the resignation of Firefighter Tobias Cook and approved extending probation for Firefighter Caleb Rizer by six months to April 15, 2022.
The board approved several capital purchases for first responders: five Stryker LifePak 15 units and training accessories totaling $99,064; replacement ejection pit lids for Station 83 ($5,979); replacement iPads and accessories; thermal imagers ($10,000 total for five units); and emergency sump pump purchases and installation. In August, the board held a swearing-in/pinning recognition for staff promoted during COVID-19 and approved multiple equipment and vehicle purchases including a six-person street-legal golf cart.
Why it matters: the hires and equipment approvals replenish and modernize emergency-response capability after retirements and normal attrition; LifePak replacements were described as replacing seven- to ten-year-old units and are budgeted capital items.
Votes and approvals: conditional offers and equipment purchases passed by recorded roll-call votes as listed in the minutes.
