Shinkle Named Chief Of Winfield Fire Department

Winfield, TN (2011-11-11) Longtime firefighter Adam Shinkle has been named the new Chief of the Winfield Fire Department.

On Tuesday, November 8, 2011, the Town of Winfield Mayor and Board of Aldermen affirmed the consensus of the members of the Winfield Fire Department, voting 4-0 with Alderman Harold Chambers absent, to appoint Adam Shinkle Chief of the Town’s volunteer fire department. Shinkle, who has been a previous officer of the department, will assume his new duties immediately. In addition to being on the fire department, Shinkle is also an employee of the Town. As a member of the street department, he will be readily available for daytime emergency calls, when the majority of the department’s volunteers are out-of-town working or otherwise unavailable.

In other business last Tuesday, the Town approved the addition of Michael Newman to the fire department. Newman, stated Shinkle, would have to undergo training prior to earning a full fledged position in the department. The Board also voted to pave several sections of roadway that had been cut over the course of the summer to replace drainage tiles. According to Vice Mayor Kelvin King, the asphalt jobs should cost the Town between $6,000 and $7,000.