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Fire chief: engine and ambulance added "as staffing allows"; apparatus lead times notable
Summary
Fire Chief Michelle Panco told the Rockford City Council that an additional engine (Engine 5) and an ambulance (Medic 4) have been placed into service "as staffing allows," and staff warned of multi-year lead times for major apparatus.
Rockford Fire Chief Michelle Panco updated the council Jan. 6 on recent changes to fire-department deployment and on apparatus lead times.
"January 1, we put an additional engine company ... into service when staffing allows. And then we also put an additional ambulance when staffing allows," Chief Panco said, describing Engine 5 (stationed behind Target on Trane/Trainer Road) and Medic 4 (based at Station 4 near Guilford High School). Chief Panco reported that, as of…
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