Two Newport Fire/EMS Department members were promoted Monday at the city commission meeting. Firefighter/medic Peter Westhoff was promoted to engineer/medic. The department hired Westhoff in November 2021. “He is an integral part of the department,” Newport Fire Chief Frank Peluso Jr. said. “He’s done very well in his time here. He did very well on […]
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Newport Fire Department utilizing new program to help with vehicle accident clean up costs
The Newport City Commission voted Monday night to execute a services agreement with Fire Recovery USA regarding billing services for the Newport Fire Department. This service agreement will allow the fire department to bill insurance companies for cleanup jobs during accidents they weren’t previously charging for, ultimately bringing in more money for the department. What […]