{"id":128368,"date":"2025-12-31T06:21:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T11:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=128368"},"modified":"2026-01-03T17:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T22:53:46","slug":"fwfd-merit-commission-meeting-20260106","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/12\/31\/fwfd-merit-commission-meeting-20260106\/","title":{"rendered":"FWFD Merit Commission meeting &#8211; 1\/6\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tFWFD_new_logo-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tFWFD_new_logo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tFWFD_new_logo-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tFWFD_new_logo-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tFWFD_new_logo-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tFWFD_new_logo.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Fort Wayne Fire Department Merit Commission meets on January 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The meeting will start at 9:00 am and will be held at the Edwin J. Rousseau Centre, 1 East Main Street, room 740 in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Business<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rules interpretation &#8211; member discipline<\/li>\n<li>Promotion to Lieutenant &#8211; Firefighter Kamron Bell<\/li>\n<li>Promotion to Lieutenant &#8211; Firefighter Nicholas Racioppi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fire Chief Eric Lahey&#8217;s Report<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Retirement of Firefighter Joe Tarney after 25 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/docs\/City_of_Fort_Wayne\/FWFD\/Merit_Commission\/2026\/2026_01_06_FWFD_Merit_Commission_agenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download the notice and agenda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cityoffortwayne.nextrequest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">View meeting videos and minutes here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fort Wayne Fire Department Merit Commission members<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<em>Four Year Terms<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mayoral appointments<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<em>Two persons who must be from different political parties<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rachel Guin &#8211; 11\/13\/2025 to 1\/1\/2028<\/li>\n<li>Nan McAfee &#8211; 11\/13\/2025 to 1\/1\/2028<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>FWFD appointments<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<em>Two persons who must be from different political parties<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cliff Dickerson &#8211; 4\/1\/2023 to 3\/31\/2027<\/li>\n<li>Craig Smith &#8211; 6\/8\/2023 to 6\/7\/2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fort Wayne City Council appointments<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<em>Two persons, one of whom is non-voting<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jason Arp &#8211; 1\/1\/2025 to 12\/31\/2028<\/li>\n<li>Fort Wayne City Councilman Dr. Scott Myers &#8211; 1\/1\/2025 to 12\/31\/2028<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Fort Wayne Indiana, City of Fort Wayne Indiana, FWFD Fort Wayne Fire Department, FWFD Merit Commission, Edwin J. Rousseau Centre, 1 East Main Street, downtown Fort Wayne Indiana, Rachel Guin, Nan McAfee, Cliff Dickerson, Craig Smith, Fort Wayne City Council, Jason Arp, Fort Wayne City Councilman Scott Myers --><\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/baker-street-station\/68589.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Peoples Trust &amp;amp; Savings Company Clock at the Baker Street Railroad Station. This was the former Pennsylvania Railroad Station in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. 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Photos taken February 8th 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"48\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_68976.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/68977.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Clean up is progressing at the Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair shop after a fire.  An automobile that had been damaged inside the fire had just been pulled outside when these photos were taken.  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Photos taken February 8th 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"50\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_68980.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/68981.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Clean up is progressing at the Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair shop after a fire. An automobile that had been damaged inside the fire had just been pulled outside when these photos were taken. Photos taken February 8th 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='305c9303a52072775a5c0debe1e94b9b' data-image-id=\"51\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/68981.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_68981.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\" data-description=\"Clean up is progressing at the Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair shop after a fire. An automobile that had been damaged inside the fire had just been pulled outside when these photos were taken. Photos taken February 8th 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/08: Clean up at Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"51\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_68981.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/68982.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Clean up is progressing at the Broadway Auto &amp;amp; Truck Repair shop after a fire.  An automobile that had been damaged inside the fire had just been pulled outside when these photos were taken.  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