East Liverpool Fire Department gets a firefighter/EMT, lieutenant
By KRISTI R. GARABRANDT 1 min read
Courtney Minamyer pins a firefighter’s badge onto her husband Kevin after he took the oath for a firefighter. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)
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Mayor Bobby Smith administers the firefighter’s oath to the newly promoted Lt. Shawn Fiffick as Fiffick’s wife Abby looks on. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)
Mayor Bobby Smith administers the firefighter's oath to the newly promoted Lt. Shawn Fiffick as Fiffick's wife Abby looks on. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)
EAST LIVERPOOL -- Family, friends and fellow firefighters of Shawn Fiffick and Kevin Minamyer packed council chambers at East Liverpool City Hall Friday to support the two of them as they took their oaths and received their badges.
Fire Chief Bill Jones joined the audience in watching as Mayor Bobby Smith administered the oath to Fiffick, who was promoted from firefighter to lieutenant, and Minamyer, who was sworn in as a firefighter/EMT for the department.
Following the administration of the oath Fiffick's and Minamyer's wives Abby Fiffick and Courtney Minamyer proudly pinned their husbands' new badges on them.
