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Greenwood plans Station 95, adds firefighters and equipment as recruitment expands
Summary
Mayor Mark W. Myers said Greenwood expanded fire staffing from 30 to 88, is building Station 95 with a training/burn building, purchased two pumpers (~$1M each) and a ladder truck, added canine "Zorro," and launched drone and drug‑interdiction programs.
Mayor Mark W. Myers outlined several public‑safety investments at a State of the City fireside chat in Greenwood, saying the city has grown its fire force and added equipment and programs to respond to population growth.
"When I started in office in 2012, we had 30 full time firefighters. I'm proud to say that now we have 88 full time firefighters," Myers said, and described a joint fire academy with Decatur Township and Speedway that logged roughly 12,000 combined…
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