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Colerain Twp. firefighters honored for actions during I-275 pileup
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COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19)- During
Tuesday's Trustee's Meeting, 35 Colerain Township Firefighters were
honored and presented with Letters of Commendation for their actions during the I-275 multi-vehicle pileup on January 21, 2013. 

The
Colerain Township Trustees listened as the Letter of Commendation was read by
Chief Bruce Smith outlining the details of the crash and the
professional response provided by the men and women of the Colerain Township
Fire Department.

On
January 21, units from the Colerain Township F.D. were dispatched to an auto
accident on the highway during an unanticipated snow squall.  Over 100 vehicles were involved in the crash. First arriving units recognized the scope of this
incident and immediately put procedures in place to assemble additional
resources that would be required to mitigate this situation.

The following firefighters were
recognized for their actions during the massive 100+ vehicle pile-up on January
21, 2013.

ALS25

E1202

FF/Medic
Mike Cramerding

FF/Medic
Paul Riedel

FF/Medic
Lindsey Sippola

FF/Medic
James Williams

 

FF/EMT
Jason Davis

 

 

Engine 103

Engine 109

Captain
Dave Pickering

Captain
Chris Hopkins

FF/EMT
Tom Ehrman

FF/Medic
Michael Hilton

FF/Medic
Steve May

FF/Medic
Mike Witterstaeter

FF/EMT
Tom Holland

FF/EMT
Paul Littlefield

 

 

Engine 25

Ladder 26

Captain
Shawn Stacy

FF/Medic
Phillip Klug

FF/Medic
Bruce Metzler

FF/Medic
Doug Ruhe

FF/Medic
Dave Strittholt

FF/Medic
Kyle Temple

 

 

Ladder 25

Rescue 26

FF/Medic
Dave Simonson

Captain
Darian Edwards

FF/Medic
Nick Hauser

FF/Medic
Kris Prosser

 

Probationary
FF/EMT Tim Michael

 

 

Squad 25

Squad 225

FF/Medic
James Montgomery

FF/Medic
Dominic King

Probationary
FF/EMT Don Hueneman

FF/EMT
Zach Hardesty

 

 

Squad 26

Squad 226

FF/Medic
Brian Timmers

FF/Medic
Jordan Shepherd

FF/Medic
Doug Rolf

FF/EMT
Jason Becker

 

 

Command Operations

 

Battalion
Chief Chuck Palm

 

Division
Chief Brad Miller

 

Division
Chief Mike Reenan

 

 

The Colerain Township Department
of Fire and EMS would also like to recognize and thank the following agencies
for their professionalism and outstanding assistance they provided during
this disaster.

 

Mutual Aid Departments

Traffic Safety /
Communications

Springfield
Township F.D.

Colerain
Police Department

Forest
Park F.D.

Hamilton
County Sheriff's Office

Mt.
Healthy F.D.

Hamilton
County Communications Center

Greenhills
F.D.

 

North
College Hill F.D.

 

City
of Springdale F.D.

 

Green
Township F.D.

 

Crosby
Township F.D.

 

City
of Fairfield F.D.

 

Ross
Township F.D.

 

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