After Zanesville Fire Chief Dave Lacy announced his retirement yesterday, the fire department must move forward.
Because of his current position as Deputy Fire Chief, Craig Stemm will soon be the new interim fire chief. Mayor Butch Zwelling says after talking with the civil service, they will be offering a test for the permanent fire chief position.
"There are three assistant chiefs, and a deputy chief, and one of the three existing assistant chiefs, Assisant Chief...
A working smoke detector saves a Zanesville man from a fire at his home.
Fire Chief Dave Lacy said the fire broke out around 8:45 Friday morning at 134 Fox Avenue. Smoke could be seen from the fire house on 4th Street.
When firefighters arrived they found a working fire in the back of the structure.
Chief Lacy said one occupant of the home was awakened by a smoke detector and was transported to Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital for smoke inhalation and burns.
Lacy said...
The cold chill in the air can only mean one thing. Holiday season is right around the corner.
With the holiday season comes lots of cooking and careless cooking is the leading cause of fires in the United States.
"People attempt to do their cooking and sometimes they start things on the stove or in the oven and they leave for a couple hours and come back and if you're not there and something goes wrong that is when the problem comes in," says Chief...
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