An experienced firefighter joined the City Fire Department today. Zach Gowanloch spent two-and-half years with Lockport before falling victim to a budget ax. Recently married and a new father, Gowanloch is also EMT trained.
"I came down, met with the chief, liked what I saw, was very impressed, met with a couple of the guys," Gowanloch said when asked about why he applied for the job. "It just seemed like a nice place to work."
Gowanloch and his wife are looking for a new home in Batavia.
Wish Batavia city council had
Wish Batavia city council had a budget ax..They only seem to find new ways to spend our tax dollars..
Rather have a new firefighter
Rather have a new firefighter who is already trained (no cost for training) than the new unneeded Assistant City Manager.
Well, welcome to sunny
Well, welcome to sunny Batavia anyhow, Zack!
Ok Mark I couldn't stand it
Ok Mark I couldn't stand it any longer. Get a life quite being so negative. It is so common on internet. Good hire and saved money. I don't understand how people, well a few hate to live in this area, you can't beat it. In the city or in the out linning areas.
Are you kidding me... with
Are you kidding me... with ALL the volunteer fire fighters in Genesee County there was none that were "trained" and have EMT certification, who would like {love} an opportunity to become a "very well paid" fire fighter?
As far as the budget ax... it would be most interesting to compare budget and spending between Lockport and Batavia. Lockport is roughly 35% larger than Batavia [population, families, homes], I wonder if their budget is 1/3 larger, or their FD has 35% more employees. I did find some numbers online that report Lockport's Police Dept has 24 Officers and Batavia's PD has 30. Hmmmmmmmmmm... ?