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Fire chief reports COVID absences, new training site purchase and equipment deliveries
Summary
Chief Janine Nicholson told the commission the department has 38 members out with COVID but no hospitalizations; the city closed on a 4.5-acre Carol Avenue parcel for a firefighter training center and legislative steps are underway to acquire adjacent port property; the department also reported new engines, turnout awards and recent EMS academy graduates.
Chief of Department Janine Nicholson delivered the department’s operational report for the period since the May 11 meeting. Nicholson said 38 department members were out with COVID and that none were hospitalized. "38 members are out with COVID, and 7 of those members out on longer term leave," Nicholson said, and added that the department has not seen hospitalizations in this uptick.
Nicholson announced the city now owns a 4.5-acre parcel on Carol Avenue intended for a training center, closing a transaction with the…
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