Mayor James Melfi said the fire department union’s vote of …

Special to The Vindicator | published: April 2, 2019

Mayor James Melfi said the fire department union’s vote of “no confidence” in the city’s dispatching center won’t sway Girard to move its fire dispatching services to Trumbull County’s 911 center. The Girard Professional Firefighters Association IAFF Local 1220 issued the vote in late March, stating the actions reflect “ongoing dissatisfaction and concern among the members that the Girard 911 Dispatch Center is incapable of safely and efficiently servicing the fire and emergency medical service dispatching needs of the residents of Girard and the fire department.”