Fire and RescueServices
Fire Prevention Division Services
Plans review
Fire safety education
programs
Fire code inspections/compliance
Counseling programs for juvenile
fire setting
Fire investigations
Consult with businesses on fire
protection/safety
Industrial fire training
Operations Division Services
Emergency response
- calls for service in community
Provides fire suppression/technical
rescue services, including fast water rescue, trench rescue, high
angle rope rescue, confined space rescue and other heavy rescue including
auto extrication
Provides Hazardous
Materials Response and Mitigation, cooperates with Shelby County Hazardous
Materials Response Team
Operates out of 2 fire stations
Operates the Emergency Medical
System
Note: All firefighting
personnel are cross trained as Emergency Medical Technicians and 20
are certified as Paramedics.
The City of Sidney is well known for its high quality advanced life support
and transport system.
The City currently has a class 4 public fire protection
classification from Commercial Risk Insurers-Insurance Services Office.
Additional Services
Provide training throughout the community - CPR, First Aid, Emergency Medical Technician, Hazardous Materials, Confined Space Rescue, Auto Extrication, Firefighting, Fire and Safety and Survival and Fire Prevention
Sponsors a Speakers Bureau that is available to anyone in the area.
2010 Firefighter of the Year – John Skorupski
A twenty-year veteran of the Sidney Fire Department, John is a certified paramedic and a member of our fast water team, fast water instructor, and fire investigator. During his career, John received a Letter of Commendation as part of a unit citation for his actions during a fatal fire on Bennett Street in 1999. He received a Recognition of Exceptional Performance in 2008 for all the work he had done on various apparatus on his own time, and another one in 2009 for his quick and efficient care of a patient for rapid transport when a pedestrian was struck by a train.
His nomination stated “John has proven himself worthy of this award through his work ethics and loyalty to the department. He is a team player who will always take the time to help out fellow employees. On emergency scenes, he has proven himself competent and safety conscious, and his compassion is and always will be the love of providing service to the citizens of Sidney.”
John is active in the community with the Boy Scouts. He and his wife Gina have three children and reside in the Anna area. FF Skorupski is clearly a credit to the Department and an asset to the entire community.
Notice: Check our MWOAS Web Page at www.SidneyOH.com/fire/MWOAS.html The Midwestern Ohio Arson Seminar is an annual event. The dates for the 2009 Midwestern Ohio Fire Investigators Seminar are March 17-18, 2012 at Sidney Middle School.