MIAMI TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Miami Township Fire & EMS swore in two new full-time firefighter/paramedics, Mathew Leeper and Corey Spitznagel, during the township’s regular trustee meeting Tuesday.
The pair were sworn in before the township’s three-member Board of Trustees — Mary Makley Wolff, Ken Tracy and Mark Schulte — the department said in a Facebook post announcing the hires.
Leeper and Spitznagel join a department of more than 60 full-time personnel, along with part-time and volunteer staff, according to the department. Most full-time firefighters work 24-hour shifts followed by 48 hours off, and all must meet Ohio’s minimum certification standards for firefighters and emergency medical technicians, with most also holding paramedic credentials, the department said.
Miami Township Fire & EMS operates four stations across the township, each staffed around the clock: Station 26, the central station on McPicken Drive near state Route 28; Station 27 on Branch Hill Guinea Pike in the township’s north end; and stations 28 and 29 in Milford, on U.S. 50 and Sugar Camp Road, respectively, according to the department.
Beyond firefighting and emergency medical response, the department handles fire safety inspections, community paramedicine, hydrant maintenance, juvenile fire-setter counseling and public safety education for schools, businesses and seniors, the department said.
Miami Township traces its roots to 1801, when Clermont County established it as O’Bannon Township, named for a creek that feeds the Little Miami River. It was renamed Miami Township soon after, for the nearby river, and grew from a largely rural area into one of the county’s most populous suburban communities after 1960. The township now spans about 33 square miles in the northwestern part of the county and is home to roughly 45,000 residents, according to township records.
The information contained in this story was obtained from Miami Township Fire & EMS.