Cape Fire Department officer appointed to state committee

An officer with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department has been appointed by Gov. Jay Nixon to a state advisory committee. Nixon appointed Mark Hasheider to the Advisory Committee for 911 Service Oversight, according to a news release from the governor's office. The committee "aids in collecting and disseminating information relating to use of a universal emergency telephone number; reviews existing and proposed legislation; provides recommendations for model systems considered in preparing a model 911 service plan; and provides requested mediation services to political subdivisions involved in 911 jurisdictional disputes," according to the release. Hasheider is an assistant fire chief with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department, and has been on the staff since 1985. His term expires April 9, 2014.