NEWARK − Lt. Darby Rehbeck and firefighter Aaron Berkley of the Newark Fire Department have received the Ohio Fire Service Valor Award for their efforts in rescuing a woman from a fire the day ...

NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) — Firefighters rescued a woman from a large house fire in Newark Friday morning. At about 6:30 a.m., Newark firefighters responded to a fire on the 300 block of Mt. Vernon Road.

Since January 2022, the department has hired 30 people, which includes the six added Monday, Deputy Fire Chief Doug Vermaaten said. Its starting salary is $49,374, he said, which is an increase ...

Also, Garwick says Newark is looked at as a stepping stone with good workers traveling to other departments in central Ohio for better pay. Many departments, Garwick says, pay upwards of $25,000 more.