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Council discusses local fire equipment and volunteer staffing; department size stated as about 45
Summary
Speakers discussed local fire equipment (side-by-side vehicle and a 6-motor unit holding about 100 gallons) and volunteer capacity; Speaker 1 said the department has about 45 volunteers. Ownership/maintenance responsibility for some equipment was described as unclear.
During a discussion about emergency response readiness, Speaker 1 described equipment available to local firefighters, saying there is 'a side by side also,' and referencing 'the 6 motor that holds a 100 gallons of water.' Speaker 1 said some equipment 'is maintained and owned by the town' or possibly 'by the power' (the transcript is not fully clear on the ownership wording).
Speaker 1 said he believes 'there's 45 on this entire department' when asked whether there were enough volunteers to respond. Participants noted that volunteers responded to last year’s fire and were 'there on joining on the spot,' indicating local mutual aid or quick local response in the prior incident. The exchange did not produce a formal council directive or a vote to change equipment or staffing; it was recorded as an informational discussion.
The meeting record as provided does not include clearer documentation of which agency owns specific vehicles or the formal staffing roster; those details should be confirmed with the town clerk or fire department for publication.
