Each would be assigned to work the same 24 hours on, 48 hours off rotation as their crew. Under Chief Ethan Klussman’s plan, three battalion chief positions will be created. It will also add two full-time positions to the department, bringing the staff to 38 full-time and 54 part-time firefighters and supervisors. – A new command structure in the Liberty Township Fire Department is expected to improve safety for both firefighters and the public, says the township’s fire chief. Watch the 10TV News video for more information. “We have saved many lives, we are contributing to saving many lives this way,” said firefighter and paramedic Mickey Smith. “Being a driver, you feel much safer, having the ability to go through a clear intersection and not having to go on the left side of traffic, which puts us at greater risk for an accident, makes everybody feel a lot better,” said Jensen.Īccording to Jensen, all 35 intersections in Liberty Township and all 18 department vehicles have the Opticom™ installed. The system uses GPS technology and estimates the time it takes for a fire truck or ambulance to get to an intersection allow the lights to cycle through from yellow to red in time for the vehicles to cross, Smith reported. “When we started looking at the statistics for the first time, I thought no way,” said Liberty Township Fire Chief Tim Jensen. Jensen said that response times are down by 40 percent. The department began using a GPS-based traffic technology called Opticom™ for two years and said that new data shows that the tool not only can save time but help lives, 10TV’s AJ Smith reported.
POWELL, Ohio – Liberty Township firefighters said on Tuesday that a new high-tech tool used to stop traffic could be life saving.
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