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Hollywood Park fire chief outlines training, apparatus plan; council tables overhaul of incentive pay policy
Summary
Fire Chief Eric Burnside reported September call volumes, training activity and a multi-year replacement plan for apparatus; council debated an updated incentive pay schedule for firefighters and tabled that personnel-policy change for revision and more documentation.
Fire Chief Eric Burnside told council the Hollywood Park Fire Department responded to 51 calls in September, 34 of them medical, and completed 143 hours of training during the month. The department reported an average response time of three minutes, 59 seconds, continued wellness checks, 20 fire inspections and preplans in commercial districts, and public-outreach events for Fire Prevention Month focused on lithium-ion battery safety.
Chief Burnside outlined steps to manage the town’s fleet: he said he is reviewing options for the department’s larger aerial ladder truck and plans a five-year replacement schedule for an engine, with target grant-seeking through the…
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