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Rural fire chief asks county to cover hazmat certification costs; staff to check training fund balance
Summary
Randy Hegwold, Linn County emergency management and rural fire foreman, requested the county use an education fund to pay for hazmat and Fire I national tests for roughly 10 firefighters; county staff said the fund exists but currently has no budgeted dollars and will investigate alternatives including courthouse contingency.
Randy Hegwold, Linn County Emergency Management and rural fire road foreman, asked the commission to use an existing education fund to pay for national certification tests for firefighters taking hazmat and Fire I exams.
Hegwold said the national hazmat test costs about $45–$46 per firefighter and the Fire I test is…
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