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Cedar City fire chief cites volunteer and pay pressures, long apparatus lead times and record wildland revenue
Summary
Fire Chief Mike Phillips told the council the department posted a record $662,000 in wildland revenues, faces long lead times for apparatus procurement, and faces retention pressures as neighboring agencies offer higher starting pay.
Mike Phillips (speaker 9) presented the fire department's priorities and challenges in a briefing to the council. He reported the department's wildland revenues totaled $662,000 in the cited year and emphasized that the cooperative wildfire program requires no local match. Phillips warned of long lead times to replace apparatus — with several units scheduled…
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