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Rossford installs five full-time firefighters; council accepts AFG grant and approves ambulance purchase amid citizen concerns about part-time staffing
Summary
Council swore in new full-time firefighters, accepted a roughly $124,000 AFG grant (with a 10% local match) and authorized purchase of a budgeted ambulance; public commenters criticized changes to part-time staffing and sought transparency about payroll and contracts.
Rossford City Council on Oct. 13 ceremonially sworn in a new class of full-time firefighters and voted to accept a federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and to authorize a budgeted ambulance purchase for the fire department.
Why it matters: The new hires and equipment purchases affect emergency-response capacity. The meeting also included extended public comment from residents raising concerns about part-time firefighter staffing changes and job-status decisions at the department.
What council did and staff said - Swearing-in: Council conducted an oath for members of the department’s newest class (staff identified this as class No. 4), a step officials said will bring…
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