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Gladstone fire chief outlines plan to join Missouri Firefighter Critical Illness Pool; ordinance expected

5750770 · August 26, 2025
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The fire chief said the city negotiated benefit language to participate in the Missouri Firefighter Critical Illness Pool, described membership costs and next steps including a required city ordinance and roster submission.

Chief Destells briefed the City Council on Aug. 25 on the Missouri Firefighter Critical Illness Pool and said the negotiated collective-bargaining language will require the city to adopt an ordinance to participate. "We agreed to pay up to a thousand dollars, which will give, each firefighter about a $100,000 worth of coverage for any condition that's included in the...presumptive…

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