VIDEO: The Grand Island Fire Department welcomed the arrival of its new aerial platform tower and celebrated the promotion of several department members Wednesday. Community members, family, and city officials gathered at GIFD Station 1 for the ceremony.
โAttention Grand Island Fire Department, this is a special announcement,โ a message announced over the department scanner. โG3 โ Firefighter/Paramedic Seth Ross, Firefighter/EMT Jared Stuzman, and Firefighter Jason Selecman to captain. Captain Ross, Stuzman, and Selecman, please deeply and effectively lead your crew to respond to the needs of our residents and visitors in Grand Island. Congratulations on your promotions.โ
โWe also promoted one battalion chief, and that was Ryan Seaman,โ Fire Chief Cory Schmidt said. Schmidt noted each position required going through a rigorous and competitive process. โThrough that process, we ended up promoting these four amazing individuals,โ he said. โTheyโre going to do great things for the Grand Island Fire Department and, ultimately, the residents of Grand Island. Weโre very proud of them.โ
The four promoted firefighters will primarily work out of Station 1 but will serve across all four department stations, Schmidt said. โThese four promoted are a great representation of myself,โ he said. โWe look for key characteristics in our leaders, and I think one of the biggest is the ability to develop trust within their crews. These four gentlemen have earned the trust of their crew members and their coworkers.โ
