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Porterville fire chief outlines PPE mandate, training purchases and planned apparatus deliveries
Summary
The fire department reported Measure H and Measure I funded purchases including public-education materials, training mannequins and third‑party PPE cleaning driven by a new mandate; the department also expects delivery of a ladder truck and two engines later in the year and plans station remodels.
Fire Chief Frank Cochran told the Measure H/Measure I oversight committee that the department has used measure funds to buy public-education materials, training mannequins of varying sizes and has begun sending turnout gear to third‑party contractors for mandated annual inspection and cleaning.
Cochran said many line items span both quarters and that significant capital equipment purchases are pending to outfit two new engines…
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