Mark Baumgardner Jr.

Crown Point Fire Rescue will be able to add seven firefighters, thanks to a federal grant. The department has been awarded $2.26 million through FEMA's Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program.

Crown Point officially has a new fire chief. Mark Baumgardner Jr. was sworn in during Wednesday's board of works meeting, after the appointment was first announced during Friday's Crown Point Fire Rescue Awards Banquet.