{"id":16031,"date":"2024-05-10T12:55:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T16:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=16031"},"modified":"2024-05-10T12:55:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T16:55:38","slug":"decatur-fd-adds-veteran-volunteers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/10\/decatur-fd-adds-veteran-volunteers\/","title":{"rendered":"Decatur FD adds veteran volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By BOB SHRALUKA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Decatur Fire Department is adding a pair of veteran firefighters to its ranks of on-call volunteers: Tony Heiser and Christopher Jones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fire Chief Jeff Sheets brought the names before the city’s board of works and safety at its latest meeting and received approval for the additions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey are already with other fire departments, so they are mostly ready to go\u201d as they learn Decatur’s equipment, Sheets said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were three openings on the force of some 25 volunteers, but only Jones and Heiser applied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heiser is a 26-year veteran of the Monroe Fire Department, currently serving as lieutenant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An active state certified instructor. he also holds certifications in Auto Extrication, Rope Rescue, Incident Safety Officer, Instructor I&II, Officer I, Fire I&II, NIMS 100,200,300,400,700,800, and EMR, Sheets said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe continues his passion of the fire service and the knowledge he has learned through teaching the Fire\/Rescue Class at South Adams High School,\u201d the local chief noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Christopher Jone<\/em>s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Heiser and his wife Amanda, are the parents of two children, Gabrielle and Matthew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tony is a graduate of Adams Central High School and holds a Workplace Specialist Degree from Ball State University; he is currently studying for his Masters of CTE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jones is a three-year veteran of the Preble Fire Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He holds certifications in firefighter 1, firefighter 2, EMR, technical rescue awareness, hazmat awareness, hazmat operations, nims 100, nims 200, nims 700, and nims 800.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe continues his passion for the fire service and the knowledge he has learned through various training and seminars,\u201d Sheets said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Bellmont High School graduate, Jones is the son of Jeremy and Jessica Jones and a brother of Madison Jones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher is currently employed at the City of Decatur Public Works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paid-on-call volunteers hold jobs and respond to fire dispatches, for which they are paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt’s great group; they do a lot of hard work for the community,\u201d Mayor Dan Rickord said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW PACT: The board of works approved a new fire coverage contract for St. Mary’s Township.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cost per year is $10,673.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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