Fulton County Ohio Media

Alva Conger of the Swanton Fire & Rescue Department was recently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and was ceremoniously sworn in the October 24^th Village Council meeting by Mayor Neil Toeppe.  Lieutenant Conger graduated from the EHOVE Career Center in Milan, Ohio at the top of his class for EMT, Paramedic and Firefighter I.  Beginning next year, he will be attending classes to attain a Firefighter II Certificate and will receive additional education “to further my ability to lead in the fire service.”

Lt. Conger lives in Port Clinton with his wife and three children and also works full-time for the Port Clinton Fire & Rescue Department as well as a Paramedic for the Firelands ER in Sandusky.  “Joining Fire and EMS has been one of the best choices I’ve ever made,” said Lt. Conger.  “It is truly the best job in the world and I would not trade it for anything.”

Pictured Below:  Mayor Toeppe swears in Lieutenant Conger