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Individual Introductions
Name: Steve Kahan, Chad Morris, Mike Szafarowicz
Current Department: Sylvania Township Fire Department (Sylvania FIRE-EMS) Current Position: Battalion Chief – this is a new position created in 2020
Years in the Fire Service: Kahan - 21, Morris - 20, Szafarowicz - 23
Career “Journey”:
Kahan – from full-time FF/P to Chief officer
Morris – from private ambulance work to 20 years as a FF/P
Area Demographics
Population Served:
(including makeup, i.e. rural/industrial /residential, % of each, etc.): Sylvania Township, which includes the City of Sylvania, is the second largest political subdivision in Lucas County and the 8th most populated Township in Ohio. Population estimates from 2018 are 48,755. Sylvania is mostly a bedroom community, about 88% residential, 10% commercial, and 2% industrial. There are still a few working farms in the township.
Square Miles Covered: 28.6
Form of Government: Township, elected three-member board, and fiscal officer Source of Funding for Political Jurisdiction Served: Property tax levy’s
Source of Funding for Department: Property tax levy’s, service fees, contracts for service
Department Profile
Roster: (number and makeup of staff (i.e., FT, PT, vol., organizational structure)): 63 full-time FF/P, Fire Marshal, Captain of Training & Safety, 3 Battalion Chiefs, Assistant Chief, Fire Chief, 2 Administrative Assistants
Daily Staffing: Minimum - 17 (16 FF/P & Battalion Chief)
Stations: 4
Apparatus: 4 Engines, 1 - 100’ Tractor-drawn Aerial, 1 - 75’ Quint, 2 ALS Medic’s, 1 Lucas County EMS Life Squad (ALS), several staff and utility vehicles, a spare Engine & Medic
Minimum Qualifications for Entry Level Firefighters: FFII & Paramedic Annual Incident Response Data: Approx. 6500 incidents
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