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Walker names Russell Schultz fire chief; outlines staffing, CPR and recruitment plans
Summary
Russell Schultz, a 34-year public-safety veteran, is the new fire chief for the City of Walker. In a city podcast interview he described plans to expand career staffing beginning Oct. 4, increase community risk-reduction programs including CPR training, and recruit paid-on-call firefighters with an August application window.
Russell Schultz, a 34-year public-safety veteran, is the new fire chief for the Walker Fire Department and told a City of Walker podcast interview that he will expand career staffing, push community CPR and preparedness programs, and recruit paid-on-call firefighters.
Schultz said his priorities include bolstering community risk reduction — such as smoke-detector outreach and public CPR training — and reducing the burden on paid-on-call responders by placing career staff in stations. "Starting October 4, we'll have 2 at 2 of our 3 fire stations," Schultz said. He described the staffing change as the first step in a multi-year effort to increase career coverage and reduce strain on volunteers.
Why it matters: Walker relies on a combination model of paid-on-call and career staff. Schultz framed the…
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