FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2018
New Albany Founders Day
Linda Honaker
info@newalbanyfoundersday.com
CHIEF JOHN HOOVLER NAMED 2018 FOUNDERS DAY GRAND MARSHAL
Has Served New Albany Fire Department Since 1994
New Albany, OH: Chief John Hoovler started his fire career as a volunteer firefighter with the Johnstown Fire Department in 1974. He became a paramedic in 1978 and continued to volunteer until he was hired as Johnstown’s first fulltime firefighter in 1987.
Chief Hoovler progressed through each position in the fire service including, firefighter/paramedic, Lieutenant, Captain, Assistant Chief and Chief.
In 1993, Chief Hoovler took a part-time position at Worthington Fire Department as a firefighter/paramedic. He was hired in 1994, by Madison Township as a fulltime firefighter/paramedic and continued to work part-time at Worthington.
He was hired and sworn in as Fire Chief of the Plain Township Fire Department October 1994.
He is married to his wife Kathleen. They have four daughters with eight grandchildren, six girls, two boys and two great-grandchildren, one boy and one girl.
In his spare time, he enjoys farming and raising beef cattle and occasionally going camping.
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