Articles About Miami Township Fire-Rescue

• Meet the new Miami Township fire chief, James Cannell Jr.

  By Lauren ShowsJuly 8, 2025

  

  James R. Cannell Jr., a seasoned firefighter with more than three decades of experience at the Columbus Division of Fire, began Monday, June 30, what is planned to be a year-long tenure at the helm of Miami Township Fire-Rescue.

• Township Trustees appoint new fire chief

  By Lauren ShowsJune 27, 2025

  

  The Miami Township Trustees voted unanimously during their regular meeting Monday, June 16, to appoint James R. Cannell Jr. as fire chief to head up Miami Township Fire-Rescue.

• Fire Chief Dennis Powell dies

  By YS News StaffApril 16, 2025

  

  Yellow Springs Police confirmed Wednesday morning, April 16, that Fire Chief Dennis Powell, 55, of Miami Township Fire-Rescue has died.

• Public records detail complaint against fire chief

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 20, 2025

  

  One allegation against Miami Township Fire-Rescue Chief Dennis Powell is he called an employee to dissuade them from discussing payroll issues with or in the presence of trustees following a newly established pay scale at MTFR.

• Fire chief placed on administrative leave

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 19, 2025

  

  Following a special meeting of the Miami Township Trustees on Tuesday, Jan. 28, Fire Chief Dennis Powell has been placed on paid administrative leave due to an internal complaint.

• Miami Township Trustees settle first-of-year business

  By Lauren ShowsJanuary 31, 2025

  

  With deep snow on the ground throughout Miami Township that night, the Board of Trustees held its first meeting of the new year Monday, Jan. 6. At the forefront of the meeting’s agenda was the handling of first-of-year business.

• Burn ban set for county as drought persists

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 19, 2024

  

  On Thursday, Sept. 19, the Ohio State Fire Marshal classified Greene County as experiencing an “extreme drought.” Following this, the marshal instated a burn ban for Greene and other Ohio counties under “extreme” or “exceptional” drought conditions.

• Miami Township Trustees | Firefighter compensation, retention talks continue

  By Lauren ShowsMay 20, 2024

  

  Miami Township Trustees continued last week to discuss firefighter compensation and retention — a discussion which will now be aided by a former Mifflin Township fire chief, and which is slated to culminate at an upcoming Monday, May 20, meeting of the trustees.

• Miami Township Trustees wrestle with operations costs, firefighter retention

  By Lauren ShowsMay 6, 2024

  

  What’s the best way to balance operations costs with the need for adequate shift staffing and long-term employee retention?

• GunderKline sworn in as Miami Township Fiscal Officer

  By Lauren ShowsApril 20, 2024

  

  New Miami Township Fiscal Officer Jeanna GunderKline was sworn in by Trustee Chair Don Hollister at the most recent regular meeting of the Township Trustees Monday, April 1.