Green Township Fire & EMS had another record year in 2006, rolling out on 4492 emergency medical calls and 1728 fire calls, which arrives at an average of around 17 calls per day spread amongst our four stations. Station 55 in Monfort Heights remained the busiest, followed closely by Station 54 in Bridgetown. Calls for service in early 2007 are up considerably, so look for the above numbers to increase yet again.
04.02.
Rick Bell, a member of local 2927 since 1990, was recently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant / Fire Inspector. Lt Bell is now on a 40 hour work week, and will oversee the Fire Prevention Bureau. Congratulations Rick!
Mike Branigan, a part-time firefighter/paramedic serving since 2002, was recently promoted to full-time firefighter. Mike’s assigned to Station 53 on unit 1. Congratulations Mike!
Chris Gemmell, a part-time firefighter / paramedic serving since 2001, wa...
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The firefighters of Station 54 in Bridgetown / Mack welcomed a new 2006 Sutphen custom rescue engine. This truck replaces a 1986 model, and is quite an upgrade, with seating for six (staffed with 3 or 4), a 750 gallon water tank, new Holmatro rescue tools, and a nice array of lighting to make our night scenes safer. Special thanks go out to Lt Russ Ruberg and firefighters Dan Gallagher and Jeff Williams (all U-3, 54’s) for putting all the special touches in to make this truck resourceful an...
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Lt John (Jack) Bohning, one of the founding members and former longtime president of Local 2927, has announced his retirement due to medical reasons. Jack began his career with the Mack Volunteer Fire Department a long time ago (we’re being nice, Jack). In 1980, he was one of the first full-time firefighters hired by Mack, which eventually became the Green Township Fire Department, and is now known as Green Township Fire & EMS. His love of cooking, hunting, and the outdoors led to many mou...
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A recent report released by Hamilton County Regional Planning indicates that Green Township is the leader in permits issued for dwelling units for all townships in Hamilton County for the period 1990-2004. In 2004, Green Township AGAIN led all townships. In fact, in some years Green Township actually exceeded the City of Cincinnati in building permits. Keep in mind that the recent public safety levy was the first Township tax increase since 1994. Even at that, it will not result in a sign...
Please forgive our tardiness in posting this information. There is much to report. We think much of it is positive. However, some things have not changed (yet). Read On.
First of all, congratulations to former Fire Chief Robert J. Weitzel on his retirement after a long and successful career in the fire service. It is only through his leadership as Chief since 1974 that the Green Township Fire Department is as good as it is today.
After a long and intensive process, Lo...