The Peru Gazette

By John T. Ryan

Peru fire fighters have chosen Brian Westover as their Chief. Westover was elected on December 5^th and took over leadership of the Department on January 5th.  He succeeds Chad Frechette who served as Chief for the past three years.  Westover, a Westport native, was a member of that community’s department for eight years.  He moved to Peru ten years ago and joined the Peru Department. Westover and his wife Christine have two children, Ian (5) and Alexandria (8).  Asked about his goals for the Department Westover said, “As Chief I hope to keep the department growing and meeting the ever changing needs of the community.” Westover serves his community twenty-four hours a day. He is employed as an Emergency Medical Technician at the CVPH Medical Center.