In an effort to create future leadership capabilities, Defianceâs fire department has been acquainting its members with each otherâs responsibilities on a regular basis.
For much of this year, the departmentâs officers have been swapping roles to some extent. This does not represent a complete exchange of positions, but provides participants with enough experience to learn about different responsibilities over three-month periods.
For example, Lt. Tod Liffick now is serving as the departmentâs âassistant chief,â which he will hand off to Capt. Todd Ham on Jan. 1 for three months.
However, this is not a complete reversal of roles.