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Fire Department Says Cost Recovery Applies to Nonresidents; Councilor Seeks Follow-Up on $11,000 Bill
5754850 · September 3, 2025
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Deputy Division Chief Matt Wood said the city's cost-recovery agreement with Fire Recovery applies to incidents involving people who do not live in Springfield; an alderman reported a constituent billed $11,000 for a fire inside city limits and asked staff to follow up.
Deputy Division Chief Matt Wood told the council on Sept. 2 that the city uses a company called Fire Recovery to seek cost recovery for certain emergency responses involving nonresidents. "What that is for is for, people who do not live in the city of Springfield. We, charge if there's a car wreck, fires,…
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