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Fire department reports $76,077.84 in January expenditures; council approves bills, notes EMS and prevention activity
Summary
Fire Chief LaRoche reported January expenditures of $76,077.84, five structure fires with estimated loss of $77,000, about 405 EMS calls including one gunshot and one suspected overdose, and installation of smoke and CO detectors; the committee approved the bills for $76,077.84.
Fire Chief LaRoche gave the Kankakee Fire Department report to the Kankakee City Public Safety Committee on Tuesday (date not specified), detailing January expenditures, emergency medical service (EMS) calls and fire‑prevention activity.
LaRoche told the committee the department’s expenditures for the month totaled $76,077.84. “A large expenditures for the month were our EMS bill invoice that we pay on a monthly basis,” he said, and he listed several items…
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