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Weston officials describe fire staffing gaps; board discusses SAFER grant, paid-on-call recruitment and possible fire fee
Summary
At a Village of Weston meeting, the fire chief and trustees described staffing shortages that left periods with no coverage, recounted a 23-minute response to a house fire, and discussed recruitment efforts, a SAFER grant application and a potential fire fee to fund EMS-related costs.
The village’s fire chief told trustees and residents the department is understaffed and has regular periods with no coverage because many personnel are out on calls. "There are several hours a day where we have 0 coverage to the communities because everybody's out on calls," the chief said, describing a situation that has left neighboring departments to respond at times.
Trustees and the chief cited a specific house fire where the first apparatus arrived about 23 minutes after the 911 call. The chief said…
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