VIDEO: Come the new year, two communities in Central Pennsylvania are set to merge.
Sandy Township and DuBois will be merging in more ways than one, but the fire departments are dotting the iโs and crossing the tโs, making sure everything is done. Monday evening, they elected members to the leadership roles for the new City of DuBois Fire Department.
Members of all nine fire stations voted on who they wanted to lead the department. They voted for a chief, two deputies, and two assistants.
The newly elected chief is Joe Mitchell. According to the DuBois Fire Department, Mitchell joined the department in 2001. He served as captain, lieutenant and was voted in as second assistant chief.
Deputy one is Ricky Johnson, Deputy two is Leo Brooks, Assistant one will be Jon Uren, and Steve Dunlap will be Assistant two.
Mitchell says they will be working with outgoing chiefs to establish procedures into the new year and working to unify all of the fire stations.
