Press Release
 
The Fire Chiefs of the Northeast Fire Collaborative are proud to announce the expansion of the Fire Collaborative to include the
                 
City of Mason Ohio Fire Department.
 
The addition of the City of Mason brings the total number of firefighters represented in the Collaborative to 345, the square miles protected to 71 square miles and the population served to 105,000 people. Mason is the first department added to the collaborative since its inception last spring. These six communities will work in unison  to enhance firefighter safety, fire protection services and response guidelines all while working under similar policies and combining their purchasing power and resources.
 
Chief Hammonds, President of the Collaborative says "The addition of the City of Mason will work well towards progressing the goals and strategies of the collaborative".
 
Mason Fire Chief John Moore said "By working closer together we can provide a higher quality, more efficient service to our communities, and make better use of our financial resources".
 
The Northeast Fire Collaborative was organized by the Cities of Blue Ash, Sharonville, Loveland and the Townships of Symmes and Sycamore. The mission of the organization is to combine services to provide a safer more efficient fire service while increasing fire ground safety and cost effectiveness. All while maintaining local autonomy.
 
Questions should be directed to:
Chief Ralph Hammonds
NEFC President
@ 513-563-0252