Other Items To Note

Those are the big items that are very visible to the Sylvania Community when it comes to the fire department. But there are a lot of smaller items that have added up to improve the service and create a more effective and efficient fire department, including:

• Increasing fire training, including new training facilities, live fire training exercises, and mutual training opportunities with surrounding jurisdictions;

• Increase mutual aid assistance with Springfield Township to provide safer highway emergency response;

• Introduce Fire Hydrant Inspection Program lead by our volunteer firefighters to confirm the availability and access to all fire hydrants within the service territory;

• Introduce Fire/EMS Dispatch Policy to the dispatch department to better meet the needs of the Fire Department;

• Inspecting every commercial building in the City of Sylvania and Sylvania Township each year.

To summarize, the Sylvania Township Fire Department continues to provide the best service in Lucas County, but at 1/3 the tax increase that was asked for back in 2005. Government can provide quality services at less cost; we just have to be work at it. That is work that I have been doing and am willing and committed to continuing.