Cardinal fire district gains new full-timer
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The Cardinal Joint Fire District swore in a new full-time firefighter/paramedic at its Monday meeting. Will Ferrando took the oath as he returned to the department he started with more than 14 years ago.
"I was part time at Canfield, then went full time in the Boardman Fire Department," Ferrando said. "I was with Boardman for 14 1/2 years."
He said he was glad to return to the fire district. It wasn't only where he got his start in the fire service, but was also where his father, Mike Ferrando, served as deputy chief in the 1990s. The elder Ferrando passed away in 2008.
Chief Don Hutchison said, "We are staying afloat. We have a retirement coming soon and will be hiring another full-timer. Ferrando's swearing in keeps us at 27 full-time personnel."
Hutchison said that next month the department's new deputy chief will be sworn in.
Regarding equipment, the board approved several purchases. The first was for a new pump for Squad 101. The pump was recently tested and failed. Apparently sand had gotten into the pump, which had worn it out.
Approval was given to replace the pump at a cost of $11,100.23.
Also approved at the August meeting was $5,449.98 for four ice rescue suits. The old ice rescue suits will be kept and used in training sessions.
The board also approved the sale of a fire vehicle to the Springfield Fire Department at a cost of $85,000. Springfield approved the purchase recently and was awaiting the fire district to approve the sale.
Under the chief's report, the board was informed the July calls numbered 380 of which 75 were credited with the July 5 tornado. One fire call came in at $5,500 because police kept the fire from spreading by using a garden hose until fire crews arrived on scene. Of the 380 calls, 121 were for ambulance service.
In other business:
Hutchison said Youngstown Fire Department will be working the Canfield Fair on Sept. 4 and will bring its new ladder truck to display from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the main concourse at the grandstand.
The board approved a motion to allow the fiscal officer to use single signature checks for expenditures under $20,000, effective immediately as two-signature checks are rarely used anymore.