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Berlin Fire Company warns loan schedule and recruitment shortfalls constrain new trucks and ambulances
Summary
Fire and EMS leaders told the council that out-of-town-run revenue is servicing a $200,000 loan through 2038, limiting capital capacity; EMS will likely borrow in December for an ambulance and faces recruitment and paramedic-training bottlenecks that reduce local coverage.
Fire and EMS leaders described capital and staffing constraints that affect local emergency coverage. Speaker 2 said the department is using out-of-town-run funds to make a $200,000 loan payment that is due every August through 2038, leaving the department unlikely to finance another truck until that obligation ends.
The fire company also announced a public preview of a new apparatus during the October 12 farmers market, but emphasized the vehicle is not yet in service.…
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