Mayor Linda Goodman hired Jerry Brooks and said she has been pleased with the job he has done as interim chief. She is considering him for the full-time position.
BUCKEYE LAKE, Ohio — The lights were off and no one was home when 10TV cameras stopped by the Village of Buckeye Lake Fire Department on Sept. 4.
That was days after the fire chief and several others quit the department. This left days with no one to work at the fire station, relying on other departments. Since then, the mayor has appointed an interim chief.
Jerry Brooks was hired as interim chief in early September. He was brought back after being fired from the department in June 2023.
“I was dismissed unfairly. I contested it and that is where we were at coming back,” said Brooks.
Since then, 10TV has received Brooks’s personnel files from Buckeye Lake, the Columbus Division of Fire and the Madison Township Fire Department.
“I’ve told Jerry when …