Welcome to the
MIFFLIN
TOWNSHIP
FIRE
DEPARTMENT
Web Page
Contents
Association - Auxiliary - IAFF Events
Our Department
Personnel
The Mifflin Township Fire Department is a combination department. We are comprised of eight career employees, twelve part-time employees (including one recruit), and eleven volunteer employees (including six recruits). Our ranks consist of:
Fire Chief
2
Assistant Chiefs
2
Lieutenants
Firefighters,
Paramedics, and Emergency Medical Technicians
Services Provided
As well as providing fire suppression, the Mifflin Township Fire Department also delivers the following services:
Blood Glucose (Sugar) Screening
Blood Pressure Screening
Carbon Monoxide Testing
Dive Rescue/Recovery Team
Emergency Medical Services
Fire Investigations
Fire Safety Inspections
Firefighter Training
Hazardous
Materials Response
House Numbering
Lectures (in and out of house)
Public Education
Radio Dispatch Services
Smoke Detector Program (for the elderly)
Station Tours
Various Public Assists
Equipment
1 Engine
1 Tanker
2
Pumper/Tankers
1 Rescue/Grass Fighter
2
Squads
1
EMS Response Vehicle
1 Water Supply
Truck
3
Staff
Vehicles
Favorite
Links
Contact
Information
Postal Address
2326 Park Avenue East
Mansfield, OH 44903
E-mail addresses
Fire Chief Michael W. Clinage
Assistant Chief J.E. Fry, Jr.
Assistant Chief Eric E. Ransom
Web
address
http://www.MifflinTownship.com
Phone Numbers
EMERGENCY
9-1-1
No 1 Fire House:
419-589-3378
419-589-8054
No 2 Fire House:
419-589-8070
Current
Projects
Firehouse
Renovation
Equipment
Replacement Schedule
Tax Levy Update - COMPLETED
The Mifflin Township Fire Department would like to thank
the residents of Mifflin Township for the passage of our operating levy on May
3, 2005.
We take each and every one of the “YES” votes as a
vote of confidence in our performance. Likewise,
we take each and every “NO” vote as a voice requesting improved
operations.
However
you voted, we want everyone to know that our department will do the very best
that we can to continually strive for excellence in the services that we
provide, and our commitment to our community.
Department History
Our department is located
in Mifflin Township, which is located in Richland County, Ohio. The Township is
comprised of 23.5 square miles, and has approximately 6,800 residents.
The department was
formed in 1953, and at the time was a strictly volunteer organization. Members of the community donated their time,
money and efforts to lay the groundwork for our current success. Those original members suffered many
hardships in their labors including having the original station cave to the
ground twice during construction! Undaunted,
these members finally completed the firehouse and the history began.
Mifflin Fire
Department has suffered its losses as well.
In 1964 our original Deputy Chief, Claire Messner, suffered a heart attack.
Our original Chief, Alvin Fankhauser, took Chief Messner’s wife to the hospital
to be by her husband’s side. During
this mission of mercy, Chief Fankhauser’s vehicle was broad sided and the Chief
passed away from the injuries he sustained.
Subsequently, Deputy Chief Messner died from the heart attack with which
he was stricken. The Mifflin Township
Fire Department also lost Ellsworth Spencer in 1959, Charles Majors in 1964,
F.E. Backensto in 1975, John Whitcomb in 1989, and Archie Layton in 2002, in
non-line of duty deaths.
In 1976,
Firefighter Cloyd Pugh suffered a heart attack while building the department’s
training tower. Overwhelmed with a sense of helplessness when FF Pugh died (at
the time the Township had to depend on a private ambulance service from a
nearby town to provide EMS) members took it upon themselves to research,
purchase, and equip our first rescue squad. Additionally, these dedicated men
and women undertook the task of receiving the training necessary to staff the
rig.
Association
- Auxiliary - IAFF Events
Association – Golf Outing (Fund Raiser)
Plans
are being made for The
Mifflin Township Firefighter’s Association's 5th
Annual Golf Outing in 2006.
Check this site for more information as it develops.
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| Engine 81 is a 1990 Pierce pumper. | It serves as our first-due pumper on all fire emergencies in district 1. | |
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| Engine 82 is a 2002 E-One Pumper-Tanker. | It serves as our first-due pumper on all fire emergencies in district 2. | |
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| Engine 83 is a 1995 E-One Pumper-Tanker |
It serves as our second-due pumper on all fire emergencies in the Township, as well as a mutual-aid pumper-tanker for all commercial structure fires. |
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| Rescue 81 is a 2004 Ford F-450. | It serves as both a medium rescue unit as well as first-due on all wildland fires within the Township. | |
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| Squad 81 is a 2000 Ford E-350. | It is one of the two emergency medical services squads for our department. | |
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| Squad 82 is a 1994 Ford E-350. | It is one of the two emergency medical services squads for our department. | |
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| Tanker 81 is a 1983 Custom Cab Tanker. | It is the first-due water tender on all fire emergencies within the Township, as well as mutual-aid tanker for all residential structure fires. | |
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| Truck 82 is an 1850 gpm pump mounted on a 1965 chassis. | It serves as a vehicle to be taken to natural water sources in the rural outskirts of the Township for water supply. | |
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| The Chief's car is a 2003 Impala. | It serves as the Chief's response and command vehicle. | |
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| Bureau 81 is a 1999 Lumina donated by the Richland County Sheriff's Office. | It primarily serves as the vehicle of the Fire Investigation Bureau. | |
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| The Assistant Chief's car is a 1999 Lumina donated by the Richland County Sheriff's Office. | It serves as the Assistant Chief's response and secondary command vehicle. |
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Personnel
Chief Michael W. Clinage
Michael has been with the Mifflin Township Fire Department since 1977.
He became a Captain in 1981 and an Assistant Chief in 1983.
Michael was promoted to Chief on April 11, 1986.
Assistant Chief J.E. Fry, Jr.
John has been with the Mifflin Township Fire Department since 1986.
He became a Lieutenant in 1988 and a Captain in 1990.
John was promoted to Assistant Chief in 1993.
Assistant Chief Eric E. Ransom
Eric has been with the Mifflin Township Fire Department since 1983.
He became a Lieutenant in 1988.
Eric was promoted to Assistant Chief in 2001.
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OFFICERS |
RANK |
CERTIFICATION |
| Clinage, Michael | Chief of Fire | Firefighter/EMT |
| Fry, John | Assistant Chief of Fire | Firefighter/EMT |
| Ransom, Eric | Assistant Chief of Fire | Firefighter/EMT |
| Mowry, Brian | Lieutenant | Firefighter/EMT |
| Krichbaum, Brent | Lieutenant | Firefighter/Paramedic |
| Kuhn, Wesley | Firefighter / EMT | Firefighter/EMT |
| STAFF | STATUS | CERTIFICATION |
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Baker, Jack |
Career | Firefighter/Paramedic |
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Beaver, Joshua |
Volunteer | Firefighter |
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Deel, Tim |
Volunteer | Firefighter |
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Dick, Andrew |
Part-Time | Firefighter/EMT |
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Elgart, Matthew |
Part-Time | Firefighter/EMT |
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Elliott, Todd |
Part-Time | Firefighter/EMT |
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Gast, Dennis |
Part-Time | Firefighter/EMT |
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Hoptry, Stan |
Career | Firefighter/Paramedic |
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Justice, Joe |
Volunteer | Firefighter |
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Littleton, Jason |
Part-Time | Firefighter/EMT |
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Littleton, Jerry |
Volunteer | Firefighter |
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Mankin, Wesley |
Career | Firefighter/Paramedic |
| Markel, David | Career | Firefighter/Paramedic |
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Moore, Don |
Volunteer | EMT |
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Parobechek, Jennifer |
Part-Time | Firefighter/Paramedic |
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Stoner, Kevin |
Part-Time | Firefighter/EMT |
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Swackhammer, Larry |
Part-Time | Firefighter/EMT |
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Terry, John |
Part-Time | Firefighter/EMT |
| RECRUITS | ||
| Crider, Tamara | ||
| Garrison, John | ||
| Hamilton, John | ||
| Huff, Zachary | ||
| Meeker, Ashley | ||
| Meredith, Robert | ||
| Miller, Broc | ||
| AUXILIARY STAFF | STANDING | |
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Buzzard, Edith |
Member | |
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Clinage, Susan |
Member | |
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Crall, Patti |
Vice President | |
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Crall, Tom |
President | |
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Perry, Robyn |
Member |