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Fire Chief Roach reports hires, engine delivery timetable and April 18 hazardous-waste event
Summary
Chief Roach told the committee the fire department is staffing about 46–48 firefighters (budgeted for 51), recently hired two firefighters, expects a new engine by late April or early May, and announced a hazardous-waste pickup day April 18 in partnership with Representative Haws and DPW.
Chief Roach briefed the Kankakee City Public Safety Committee on April 7 about staffing, equipment and community programs in the fire department. "For the month of March, we had about, between 46 and 48 firefighters," Roach said, noting the department is budgeted for 51 and has hired two new firefighters, Firefighter Colin Petticombe and Matthew Stitch.
Roach described a mix of short-term staffing gaps and upcoming promotions: a captain is expected to resign May 2, which will trigger promotions from an existing list and the city…
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