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Grass Valley highlights Measure B hires and launches defensible‑space inspections; neighborhood seeks ivy removal near water treatment plant
Summary
City fire chief reported six new firefighters hired under Measure B, rollout of a defensible‑space inspection program, and recent mutual‑aid deployments to Southern California; neighbors asked the council to use Measure B funds for vegetation work near a cell tower and the water treatment plant.
Fire Chief Mark Busch told the Grass Valley City Council on Tuesday that six new firefighters hired under Measure B completed a 10‑day academy and are now staffing engines, and staff have begun rolling out a defensible‑space inspection and vegetation‑management program.
The hires, Busch said, included a replacement for an internal promotion and a paramedic who trained with the recruits: “They’ve completed that 10 day academy and they’re now out on fire engine staffing city stations,” Busch said. The recruits trained on EMS, auto extrication, hose movement, ventilation and live‑fire exercises at Yuba College Fire Academy, he said.
Busch said the city has purchased a fireside inspection program to provide interactive inspections and…
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