Township trustees discussed the requested annexation of properties owned by Fresh Mark into the city in its meeting Monday. Trustees Chairman Steve Bailey said that Fresh Mark had requested to annex its properties in the city of Salem ahead of a planned expansion. Bailey explained that Fresh Mark’s current joint status meant that it had […]
PERRY TOWNSHIP Township trustees discussed the requested annexation of properties owned by Fresh Mark into the city in its meeting Monday. Trustees Chair
PERRY TOWNSHIP Fire Chief Brandon Smith presented the board of trustees with his year-end report in its meeting Monday. Fire Chief Brandon Smith said that in 2023 the department had received 414 calls, slightly less than in 2022, and that of that total 161 had been EMS related, while 153 were not, and 153 […]
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PERRY TOWNSHIP Perry Township volunteer firefighters changed how they responded to medical calls last year due to COVID-19, taking more precautions to protect themselves, which they’re continuing to do.
That’s about all that changed, though, according to their recently released 2020 stats.
The number of overall calls only increased by one, with 362 calls recorded in 2020 and 361 calls in 2019.
One number that did jump up was how many personnel responded to calls, increasing from 1,460 in 2019 to 1,686 in 2020.
Fire Chief Brandon Smith, who was assistant chief last year, said he had no explanation, but called it “awesome,” adding he “can’t complain about that.” He could actually use more firefighters.