Medina FD praises retiring firefighter, welcomes 2 new hires

Photos courtesy of Medina Fire Department

MEDINA – Jeffrey Tuohey smiles today with a cake on his last shift at work after 22 years with the Medina Fire Department.

Tuohey will retire next week as a firefighter and paramedic with the Medina FD. Fire Chief Matt Jackson praised Tuohey for his dedication to the department and community. He never called in sick during his career, Jackson said.

Pictured from left include Medina firefighter Adam Fisher, firefighter Jeff Tuohey, Fire Chief Matt Jackson and Captain Jonathan Higgins.

Fisher holds the red line plaque that was given to Tuohey as a gift from the Medina Firefighters IAFF Local 2161. Jackson and Higgins hold the axe plaque which is a gift from the Medina Firefighters Benevolent Association.

The Fire Department also announces two new full-time additions: Tiffany Petry and Stephen Baxter.

Petry is a local resident and volunteer with the Shelby Fire Company as a firefighter and EMT. She is the first woman career firefighter for the Village of Medina.

She starts on Dec. 11 and will work with the first platoon.

Baxter is a seasoned paramedic with commercial EMS experience from both inside and outside of New York, Chief Jackson said.

Baxter starts Dec. 10 and will be assigned to the second platoon.

Petry and Baxter will both be attending an upcoming Recruit Class at the NYS Fire Academy.