Articles About Miami Township Fire-Rescue

• Keep on truckin’

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 1, 2022

  

  Amid the sunny skies and clement weather of late summer, area youngsters and their families were treated with the opportunity to get up close and personal with fleets of emergency and service vehicles at the Touch-a-Truck event on Friday, Aug. 26.

• BREAKING: Laundromat gas leak closes downtown roads, businesses

  By YS News StaffAugust 26, 2022

  

  Shortly before noon on Friday, Aug. 26, a gas leak began emanating from the Highlander Laundromat at the corner of Dayton and Walnut streets.

• Miami Township Trustees propose zoning code changes

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 24, 2022

  

  The request from the Zoning Commission concerns the removal of sections 18.51 and 18.52 from the Zoning Resolution. The sections in question, which can be read in full at bit.ly/3zW53Zn, concern temporary structures and property uses.

• MTFR employs app to help lost hikers

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 19, 2022

  

  The what3words app will be used by MTFR staff to locate lost hikers in John Bryan and Glen Helen. When a person becomes lost, rather than relying on descriptions of surroundings to alert rescue personnel to their location, they can use the app to pinpoint their location via GPS coordinates.

• Township Trustees approve fire levy

  By Lauren ShowsJuly 12, 2022

  

  At its June 27 meeting, the Miami Township Board of Trustees voted to approve a resolution of necessity to move forward with placing a 3.5-mill continuing levy on the November ballot.

• Miami Township to pursue MTFR levy

  By Reilly DixonJune 21, 2022

  

  At the Miami Township Trustees’ regular meeting on Monday, June 6, Trustee Chair Chris Mucher said the financial needs of the township’s fire department and emergency medical services have risen significantly in recent years.

• Dead body found in John Bryan State Park

  By YS News StaffMarch 13, 2021

  

  On Saturday, March 13, around 12:30 p.m., a dead body was reportedly found at John Bryan State Park. The skeletal remains were found just north of the Orton picnic area.

• Miami Township Trustees Update — January 2021

  By Carol SimmonsFebruary 9, 2021

  

  The Miami Township Trustees meet the first and third Monday of each month beginning at 5 p.m. Meetings in January took place Monday, Jan. 4, and Wednesday, Jan. 20.

• Yellow Springs Development Corporation— ‘Lessons learned’ in firehouse sale

  By Carol SimmonsFebruary 8, 2021

  

  “Lessons learned” is how YSDC President Abel framed the conversation, particularly in terms of the group’s biggest project, the sale of the former firehouse on Corry Street.

• 2020 Year in Review: Miami Township

  By Carol SimmonsJanuary 12, 2021

  

  In March, a five-year levy was renewed for Miami Township Fire-Rescue; the department took occupancy of a new firehouse in September.