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Fire chief seeks three shift personnel, Opticon traffic preemption and equipment to shorten response times
Summary
Sedalia's fire chief proposed adding three shift personnel, a training and preparedness officer, and installing Opticon intersection preemption that would grant green lights to emergency vehicles; chief also asked for rescue and water-rescue equipment.
Sedalia's fire leadership outlined personnel and equipment priorities aimed at improving response times, training capacity and hazard readiness.
Staffing request and rationale: The fire chief said the department's staffing has grown only modestly over decades and proposed adding three shift personnel to improve coverage and free a battalion chief for administrative duties. "In 27 years, we've added basically 8 positions," the chief said, arguing the…
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