The Rock Township Ambulance District has four new lieutenants, and it will seek a new Board of Directors member.
During the May 27 board meeting, paramedics Jeff Cedra, Ron Lipp, Rich Parks and Ashley Denman were promoted to lieutenants. Board members voted unanimously to approve the promotions.
Also, Rick Lambron, who was elected to the board in April, announced his resignation. He said he is moving because his wife, Judy, has been hired by a company to work in Texas.
Chief Jerry Appleton said Cedra, Lipp, Parks and Denman will be paid an annual salary of $98,463.20.
He said as lieutenants, the four will have new leadership responsibilities and additional duties beyond just working on the ambulance.
“They will assist the supervisors with call reviews, assist the crew with training, coordination of the daily duties and shift assignments for the day, act as the supervisor in their absence, serve as the lead field training officers and those sorts of things,” Appleton said. “The biggest responsibility is to be an added resource for our people as they are the first level of leadership in the organization.”
Appleton said the four paramedics were selected to become lieutenants because they were top performers on a written exam. He also said they went through a lengthy, highly competitive scenario-based interview process with a panel of chief officers.
“Every one of them had shown the ability to be in this role before getting the promotion,” he said.
Appleton said one of the district’s goals is to prepare current employees to assume leadership roles.
“If we do our best for our people, we should never have to look outside for the next leaders of the district,” he said. “They will each have some on the job training with the battalion chiefs to learn some new things, get comfortable with their duties and then have the ability to put it all into practice. I am excited for them.”
Lambron rejoined the board in April. He previously was appointed to the board in September 2024, but he was not elected to the board in April 2025.
Appleton said it will be up to the board members for who will be appointed to serve the remainder of Lamborn’s term, which ends in April 2029.
“(The board) can just appoint somebody, or they may request interested people,” he said. “I will find out next meeting.”
Appleton said Lambron served the district well.
“He kind of hit the ground running,” Appleton said. “He said he had to use (our) services, and he was pleased with what he saw. He liked what he saw and wanted to contribute to an agency that in his mind did an outstanding job.”
Lambron said he enjoyed being part of the board and was happy to give back to the district that treated him.
“What got me passionate about it was I was a customer,” he said. “It makes you appreciate them.
“People take it for granted that when they call 911 and somebody shows up, there is a whole lot that goes on to make that happen. It is neat to be able to have a part in that.”