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Fire chief reports rising call volume, recent deployments and levy plans
Summary
Fire Chief Andrew Shaffron told the Tenino council the department responded to several mutual‑aid deployments, saw a 24% increase in call volume over four years and plans to seek a six‑year levy renewal to restore prior revenue levels.
Andrew Shaffron, introduced at the meeting as fire chief for South Thorson Fire, updated the council on recent operations and staffing.
Shaffron said the department has sent crews to multiple mutual‑aid deployments — including three to the Wild End Fire and responses elsewhere in Central Washington and Mason County — and fought a roughly 5‑acre grass/brush fire in Rochester. He reported 34 calls…
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