âItâs a common problem, retaining enough trained firefighters for a paid on-call fire department.
âFenton Township Fire Chief Ryan Volz shares stats on the townshipâs fire department, which covers approximately Fenton Townshipâs 36 square miles and the portion of Tyrone Township west of U.S. 23.
Top officers:
Capt. Stephen Haiser, 13 years
Lt. Theresa Hajec, 24 years
Lt. Michael Schwiuntek, 37 years
Full time employees: One, the fire chief
Number of paid on call employees: 17
Annual Budget: $630,000, which is generated each year with the fire assessment and the contracted service agreement with Tyrone Township. This money is used for equipment, training, payroll, fuel and our day-to-day operations.