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Fire chief asks for $365,335 to outfit firefighters with secondary turnout gear, proposes 20‑hour OMD contract
Summary
Chief Myattico presented a two‑part fire‑and‑rescue package: secondary turnout‑gear sets (estimated 80–86 sets) and equipment to launder/dry gear ($365,335.37 requested to exhaust federal funds), and a separate Operational Medical Director contract for 20 hours/month at $18,000/year for EMS oversight.
Chief Myattico briefed the board on a two‑part fire‑and‑rescue initiative aimed at reducing firefighters’ exposure to carcinogens and improving EMS oversight.
On cancer protection, Myattico said the county currently outfits many firefighters with a single set of turnout gear, forcing them to wait until the end of a tour to launder soiled gear. He described a plan to provide full‑time employees with a custom, second set stored at duty stations and to buy additional sizes for…
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