Articles About Miami Township Fire-Rescue :: Page 2

• Trustees bid Chief Altman farewell

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 18, 2023

  

  Following an executive session, the trustees later voted to appoint current Assistant Fire Chief Dennis Powell to the position of  interim fire chief, effective Friday, Aug. 11, beginning at 5 p.m.

• Fire Chief Colin Altman to retire after 29 years

  By Megan BachmanAugust 3, 2023

  

  Chief Colin Altman is hanging up his turnout coat for good. After 29 years at the helm of Miami Township Fire-Rescue, Altman retires later this month.

• Miami Township Fire-Rescue to increase event staffing, permit costs

  By YS News StaffJuly 18, 2023

  

  The cost of a festival permit, which is required by the Ohio Fire Code, or OFC, increased from a flat rate of $25 to $.08 per anticipated event attendee.

• Local teen killed in crash

  By YS News StaffJuly 5, 2023

  

  On Tuesday, July 4, local resident Isaac Powers was struck by a vehicle while biking near Ellis Park. Powers, 15, was fatally injured in the crash.

• Miami Township Board of Trustees | Monday, Feb. 6 Meeting

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 17, 2023

  

  Chief Colin Altman reported that Miami Township Fire-Rescue has responded to 35 EMS calls and eight fire calls since the last regular meeting of the trustees.

• 2022 In Review | Miami Township

  By Lauren ShowsJanuary 5, 2023

  

  Perhaps the most significant piece of news to come out of Miami Township in 2022 was the passage of a levy that will generate about $670,000 per year for Miami Township Fire-Rescue and will be used to pay MTFR personnel.

• Fire department levy is Issue 25 on ballot

  By Lauren ShowsOctober 6, 2022

  

  If Issue 25 is approved by voters, the levy will generate about $670,000 per year for Miami Township Fire-Rescue; it will cost taxpayers $122.50 for every $100,000 of appraised property value.

• 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.