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Conway fire chief outlines staffing gains, aging apparatus and how tax vote will help
Summary
Fire Chief Winter told council vacancies and retirements have left staffing tight, that recent hires will take months to complete training, and that the recently approved sales tax will allow the city to finance new engines and ladder trucks and reduce immediate capital outlays.
Fire Chief Winter updated the Conway City Council on April 28 about staffing changes, equipment maintenance costs and how a recent public sales tax vote will help finance apparatus purchases.
Winter said the department entered the year with five vacancies, hired 11 firefighters in January (two did not complete the academy) and expects two firefighters to retire in May; he cautioned that newly hired…
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