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Mount Vernon fire chief asks council for a full‑time inspector, cites EMS billing revenue to help pay for staff
Summary
The fire chief asked council to add a full‑time fire prevention position to restore routine business inspections and expand community risk reduction. Officials said EMS billing revenues and township contract payments provide capacity to absorb the cost.
Mount Vernon’s fire chief told council the department is falling behind on business fire inspections and asked for one additional full‑time inspector to restore regular safety inspections and to expand community risk‑reduction programs. Chiefs and staff said the city has grown and that the fire marshal’s current workload — plan reviews, acceptance inspections, arson investigations and follow‑up complaints — largely fills his time. The chief said adding a full‑time inspector would let the department return to 100% of routine business…
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