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Fire chief reports full staffing, $4,754 grant award and radios nearing end of life
Summary
The fire chief said all budgeted positions are filled, new recruits will join shifts after academy graduation, the department received $4,754.34 for ballistic helmets and warned current portable radios are obsolete and may soon pose operational risk.
The Gardner fire chief told the Public Safety Committee on Sept. 11 that all budgeted department positions are filled and that three recruit firefighters hired in April are in a 10‑week career recruit program, with graduation set for Friday, Sept. 19. The chief said recruits complete in-house field training before academy attendance so they will be assigned immediately to shifts after graduation.
The department received $4,754.34 from the Massachusetts FY ’25 Firefighter Safety Equipment grant and used the funds to buy…
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