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Retired assistant chief tells council closing East College fire station would hinder response times
Summary
John Greasek, a retired assistant chief, urged the Normal Town Council not to close the East College Avenue fire station, citing NFPA standards and arguing mutual aid would not reliably preserve current response times; council asked for a work session to review internal response data.
John Greasek, identified in the meeting introduction as a retired assistant chief of the Normal Fire Department, spoke during public comment on Jan. 5 urging the council not to close the East College Avenue station.
Greasek said the NFPA standard requires the first engine on scene within four minutes 90% of the time and argued the town would have difficulty meeting that standard if Station…
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