Summit Emergency Communications Center

06/03/2026

🚨 HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY WITH THE FAIRLAWN FIRE DEPARTMENT 🚨

The Fairlawn Fire Department is proud to announce the first public Civil Service Examination for the position of Full-Time Firefighter/Paramedic.

For the first time in department history, qualified candidates from outside the organization will have the opportunity to compete for full-time employment with the Fairlawn Fire Department.

🔥 IMPORTANT APPLICANT INFORMATION 🔥

Applicants are NOT required to possess their Ohio Firefighter II Certification or Ohio Paramedic Certification at the time of the written examination.

Candidates selected for appointment must possess:
✔ Ohio Firefighter II Certification
✔ Ohio Paramedic Certification

at the time of appointment.

📅 WRITTEN EXAMINATION
Thursday, June 25, 2026
10:00 A.M.

📍 LOCATION
Fairlawn Community Center
3486 S. Smith Road
Fairlawn, Ohio 44333

📝 APPLICATION DEADLINE
June 18, 2026
3:30 P.M.

💰 Competitive Pay & Benefits
🚑 Full-Time Career Opportunities
🔥 Professional Training & Development
👨‍🚒 Strong Team Environment
📈 Lateral Service Credit Available for Qualified Candidates

🔗 OFFICIAL JOB POSTING & APPLICATION INFORMATION:

https://www.fairlawn.us/Jobs.aspx?UniqueId=95&From=All&CommunityJobs=False&JobID=FullTime-FirefighterEMTP-61

Or simply scan the QR code in the attached announcement graphic.

The Fairlawn Fire Department is seeking motivated individuals committed to professionalism, teamwork, and service to the community while fulfilling our mission:

"To Save Lives and Protect Property."

Your Community. Your Calling. Answer It.

06/02/2026

06/01/2026

❤️ Could YOU help save a life?

Did you know there's a free mobile app called PulsePoint that can alert you when someone nearby is experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest and may need CPR or an AED?

PulsePoint helps connect trained citizens and nearby AEDs to people in need before first responders arrive. Through the app's National Emergency AED Registry (NEAR), emergency dispatchers can quickly identify nearby AED locations and help get lifesaving equipment to the scene faster.

If you're CPR certified, have access to an AED, or simply want to be more prepared to help your community, consider downloading the PulsePoint app today.

Every minute counts during a cardiac arrest emergency. Early CPR and rapid defibrillation can significantly increase a person's chance of survival.

📱 Learn more about PulsePoint and how you can help make our community safer.

PulsePoint is a 911-connected app that can immediately inform you of emergencies occurring in your community and can request your help when CPR is needed…

06/01/2026

🚨 MythBuster Monday🚨

MYTH: “This baby deer is alone! I need to call dispatch so someone rescues it!”

BUSTED! ❌: That spotted little fawn is probably exactly where mom left it.
Mother deer often leave babies alone for hours while they search for food and will return when it’s safe. Fawns are designed to stay still, quiet, and hidden (even if hidden means your backyard, flower bed, or random patch of grass).

Usually okay:
• Curled up quietly and resting
• No obvious injury
• Alone for short periods

Call if:
• The fawn appears injured
• It’s in immediate danger (roadway, trapped, attacked, etc.)
• Mom has clearly not returned for an extended time and the animal appears distressed

Best thing to do? Admire from a distance and let nature do its thing. Mom is probably nearby keeping watch 🦌🦌🦌🦌

06/01/2026

❤️🧡💛 Happy Pride Month! 💚💙💜

It's getting colorful around the SECC! We created this shirt design for our dispatchers to celebrate and support Pride! SECC was able to donate $300 to CANAPI, a local organization that offers a variety of programs within the LGBTQ+ community including housing assistance, HIV testing and prevention, nutritional assistance, education & more.

https://www.canapi.org/

06/01/2026

Congratulations to the following, who are celebrating their work anniversaries this month! 🎉🎉🎉

(Side note: this is their consolidated/SECC time, not total time from other prior agencies. Some dispatchers have more time from prior agencies as well!)

Dispatcher Jamie McShane - 25 years

Dispatcher Seth Leslie- 7 years

Dispatcher Dominick Hicks - 4 years

Dispatcher Champagne Brown - 3 years

Dispatcher Cheyanne Bergant - 2 years

Dispatcher Ian Hughes - 2 years

05/31/2026

05/31/2026

My Asst. Chief of Staff Greta Johnson and Director of Sanitary Sewer Services Mike Vinay were pleased to accept a $1.09 million ceremonial check for the Peninsula Sanitary Sewer Collection and Treatment Facilities Project from Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, alongside Peninsula Mayor Daniel Schneider this week.

This project, which includes the construction of a wastewater treatment plant, will bring sanitary sewer service to the Village, protecting the Cuyahoga River and Cuyahoga Valley National Park's nearly 3 million annual visitors from harmful discharges.

We are grateful to Congresswoman Sykes for recognizing the importance of this permanent solution & the positive environmental impact.

05/30/2026

Meet AVA — Our AI Virtual Assistant here at the Summit Emergency Co...

05/30/2026