Brandon Wirtz , left, an Austintown firefighter and paramedic, and …

Photo by Robert K. Yosay | published: January 8, 2015

Brandon Wirtz , left, an Austintown firefighter and paramedic, and Ryan Caron , a Lane LifeTrans paramedic, check their gear before starting their shift at Austintown Fire Station No. 1 on Wednesday. A collaboration between Lane and the township fire department is now a year old and has cut down response times in Austintown.