Today’s personnel spotlight is Timothy Schnick. Tim began his Fire/EMS journey in 1996 working as an EMT for Hunter’s Ambulance Service in Connecticut. He was a volunteer firefighter at North Farms Fire Department in Wallingford, Connecticut. He then moved to Ohio and worked as a nurse in the ICU for…
Read MoreThis week’s member spotlight features Rittman’s newest Paramedic, Hannah Holman. Hannah grew up in Louisville, OH, and currently resides in Akron, OH with her soon to be husband, Daniel. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Kent State University in Biology with a concentration in molecular and cellular biology. In 2019…
Read MoreThis week’s spotlight features Firefighter 2/ EMT Trenton Matheny. Trent joined the department in April of 2022. He has also worked with the North Lawrence Fire Department since October of 2021, and NASA as a Security Officer/Emergency Medical Responder since September of 2021. Trent graduated from Stow High School in…
Read MoreToday’s personnel spotlight features Assistant Chief, Howard McComas. Howie joined the department as a junior firefighter in 1982, spent time away in the Navy, and in 1990 received his volunteer fire card. Howie is in charge of fleet maintenance, and has a vast knowledge regarding all the apparatus at the…
Read MoreToday’s personnel spotlight is FF/EMT Jason Kaufmann. Jason started his training with Chippewa Fire Department, and then moved to into the city limits of Rittman and applied to the Fire Department. While training alongside other members, Jason went to Stark State and received his volunteer fire card in 2004. When…
Read MoreThis week’s personnel spotlight features EMT, Gabriella Clair. Gabby is one of Rittman’s newest hires and has been on the department since February of 2022. She currently works with American Medical Response (AMR) in Akron and Youngstown, and previously worked at Mercy Medical Center in Canton, OH. She has been…
Read MoreCongratulations to one of our newest members, Carter Will!! Carter recently completed his Firefighter 1 certification at the Wayne County Regional Training Facility, and will begin training for his EMT Basic certification in the Fall. We are excited to have Carter on our team!
Read MoreThis week’s spotlight features Fire Medic, Casey Huff. Casey joined the Rittman Fire Department in 2016 when she received her EMT-Basic certification. Through the years, Casey has achieved multiple certifications including her Paramedic in 2019, and Firefighter II in 2020. As of 2021, Casey became the full time Retention and…
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