Three firefighters to be hired in January in Boardman

Three firefighters to be hired in January in Boardman

By Ashley Luthern

aluthern@vindy.com

BOARDMAN

The township has made offers of employment to three firefighters, who are expected to be hired officially at the first trustee meeting in 2012.

The hirings are to keep the township in line with conditions of a $334,646 federal grant awarded through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program. The funds provide for salaries, benefits and general equipment needs for three additional firefighters.

The SAFER grant stipulates that staffing must be maintained at the level when the grant was accepted, which for Boardman was 38 firefighters, said Chief George Brown.

“Three firefighters were laid off and two elected to come back. One new hire will complete the three (from the SAFER grant). The other two are to replace retirements that occurred during the year,” Brown said.

Shaun Serich, of Poland, William Ferrando Jr, of Canfield, and Jessica Kollmorgen, of Huntsburg, Ohio, were offered jobs, pending passage of psychological, physical and drug testing per township policy.

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