At the September 20th City Council Meeting, eight fire department personnel were sworn into their new posts by Mayor Tom Kuntz. This is the first time the fire department has held this type of ceremony and it was well received by council members, city staff and other attendees.
Fire Chief Ed Hoffman provided a brief introduction of each of the firefighters, after which Mayor Kuntz read the oath of office. As part of the ceremony, each firefighter chose a family member, friend, or fellow fighter to pin their badge on their uniform shirts.
The eight firefighters and the positions they were sworn into are:
- Robert Hager – Fire Commander
- Broderrick Dalland – Fire Equipment Operator
- Benjamin Staska – Fire Equipment Operator
- Miguel Chacon – Paid-On-Call Firefighter
- Dacota Gaffke – Paid-On-Call Firefighter
- Benjamin Hanson – Resident Firefighter
- Madelyn Seykora – Resident Firefighter
- Noah Tesch – Resident Firefighter