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Columbiana discusses recruiting coordinator candidate and volunteer staffing for fire department

Columbiana City Council · February 5, 2025
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Summary

The fire chief told council members the department needs a retention and recruiting coordinator, said he plans to reengage candidate Shane Dopes, and reviewed age restrictions and a paused junior volunteer program that limit what younger recruits may do.

The city’s fire‑department representative told council members the department is short on retention and recruiting capacity and that he and the mayor plan to bring back a previously considered candidate, Shane Dopes, to discuss hiring.

“We're looking at calling one of those back in, Mister Shane Dopes,” the chief said, describing Dopes as one of the lead applicants and expressing interest…

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