The City of Syracuse welcomes Eric Fass as the new Fire chief for the Syracuse Volunteer Fire Department.
After 32 years of service, Fire Chief Bruce Neemann has turned over the reins to Eric Fass.
Fass, who has been a member of the SVFD for seven years, he has some big plans for the future of the department.
With the rules and regulations always changing , Fass is thinking ahead with training being top on his list.
The department has recruited seven new members this year alone and, with the possible upcoming retirement of some of the members that hold officer positions, Fass said we need to be training for those positions, as well as firefighting.
New members complete a six-month probationary period and then begin classes to receive their certification for fire fighter 1 training. The classes take approximately 6 months, two to three nights a week.