MANSFIELD — Assistant fire chief Jim Bishop celebrated his retirement on Wednesday with co-workers, family members and city leaders.
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Jodie Perry on Mansfield: ‘This city — our city — is on the rise’
MANSFIELD — Jodie Perry focused on growth, infrastructure and public safety when she campaigned to become Mansfield’s new mayor in 2023. So it came as no shock the city’s new CEO focused her first “State of the City” thoughts on those three topics. It may have come as more of a surprise that Perry, who […]
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When seconds count: Does the fire hydrant work near your Mansfield home?
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Fire Chief Dan Crow said the first five to 10 minutes are critical in battling a structure fire. Based on the fact there are about 385 fire hydrants in the city that don’t function properly due to aging, small water lines — that means some of those initial minutes may be spent […]
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Mansfield Fire Department gets $397K upgrade for digital radio system
MANSFIELD — New technology purchases — and the demolition of old buildings — were primary topics for discussion Tuesday for the Mansfield Board of Control. The single biggest expense approved was $397,623 to upgrade the radio communications system used by the Mansfield Fire Department to the digital Multi-Agency Radio Communication System. Currently, the MFD uses […]
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New playground equipment coming to Mansfield’s Maple Lake Park
MANSFIELD — New playground equipment is on tap for Maple Lark Park this year. The city’s Board of Control on Tuesday approved spending $73,477 with Midstates Recreation on new equipment for the park on Arlington Avenue on the city’s near west side. The money is in the city’s Parks & Recreation Department budget for 2024, […]
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Mansfield fire chief to answer questions about water mains and fire safety
MANSFIELD — Eric Miller has made it clear the impact of 385 fire hydrants in Mansfield that cannot function properly due to small, aging water lines, some of which are a century old. “If I tried to pass a law that said firefighters responding to an alarm must sit in their vehicles for three minutes […]
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Mansfield Fire Dept. promotes trio into leadership positions
MANSFIELD — Six decades of local firefighting experience took a step forward on Monday morning. A packed training room of attendees at Mansfield Fire Department Station 1 on East Third Street watched Mike Carey be promoted to assistant chief, Matt Shafley to captain and Kyle Hedrick to lieutenant. Carey and Shafley both joined the MFD […]
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Mansfield Fire Dept. to have new chief on Dec. 2
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Fire Department will have a new chief, effective Dec. 2. Mansfield Mayor Tim Theaker announced Tuesday that Assistant Chief Dan Crow will be promoted to lead the department, effective Dec. 2. “It is with regret that I have accepted (current) Chief Steve Strickling’s retirementresignation, effective December 1,” Theaker said in an […]