Caleb Church

Two new members of the Fishers Fire Department will be working their first shifts this week.   Caleb Church and Eric Marvin both worked for other fire departments and were eligible for a quick 6-week training class before joining the local department.  Both are certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT’s) with years of experience in providing emergency medical care to patients.

A minimum of 35 Fishers firefighters work from 7 stations each day.  Duties outside of emergency response includes training, physical fitness, public education, building and hazard pre-plans, and maintaining apparatus, equipment and stations.

Fishers firefighters work 24 hours on duty with 48 hours off in a constant rotation.  Firefighters respond to all types of emergencies including medical, fire, rescue, and hazardous materials.

The Fishers Fire Department responded to almost 5,000 calls during calendar year 2014.