Former Medina mayor, Mike Sidari, retires as callman firefighter after 40 years

Photo by Tom Rivers: Mike Sidari, shown during a meeting in October 2023 when he was Medina’s mayor, has retired as a callman firefighter for Medina Fire Department.

MEDINA – Mike Sidari, Medina’s mayor for eight years until 2024, has retired from another role with the village.

Sidari for 40 years was a callman firefighter, responding to emergency calls on a part-time basis.

The Medina Village Board accepted his resignation last week and approved allowing him to keep his helmet shield and uniform badges. Sidari’s helmet shield includes his number as callman firefighter 213.

“I have witnessed many changes not only in the department, but in the fire service, from equipment and training to technology,” Sidari wrote in a letter to Fire Chief Steve Cooley. “Throughout my time there has been one constant, that is the dedication of the officers and firefighters of the Medina Fire Department. I am proud to have served our community.”

Chief Cooley praised Sidari for his service to the department and the community.

“I will always be an advocate of the good department and the residents of the village,” Sidari wrote in his letter. “I wish you and my fellow firefighters nothing but the best in the future.”