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Winfield fire official seeks three hires and council approves financing for utility vehicle
Summary
A Winfield fire department representative asked the council to post for three firefighters to ensure three-person shifts and to authorize financing for a side-by-side response vehicle. The council approved the financing request; the purchase will be covered from the fire department’s dedicated sales‑tax account, not general tax revenues.
A representative of the Winfield Fire Department asked the city council to authorize recruitment for three full‑time firefighters, saying the additions would allow the department to maintain three personnel per shift and reduce overtime and response delays on simultaneous medical and fire calls.
The speaker (unnamed in the transcript) told the council that a recent hire (“Judd”) had not worked out and described operational challenges when only two personnel respond: crews…
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