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Fire department reports multiple apparatus issues, training activity and budget status
Summary
At its April 21 meeting the commission heard that the department responded to 84 calls in March (46 classified as emergencies), is spending 67% of its operating budget as of April 1, and faces multiple apparatus problems including a disabled Rescue 5 (PTO issue), tanker dump-shoot and electrical faults, and diagnostic issues on Ladder 3 and Engine 1.
Department leaders used the April 21 meeting to highlight operations, training and ongoing equipment problems that could affect service delivery and budget needs.
Fire Chief Basset reported the department answered 84 calls for service in March, 12 of which were initially coded as emergencies and later downgraded; the record shows 46 emergency responses and mutual-aid activations. The chief also reported a fatal vehicle fire on Mayor Parkway that became a state police investigation. He said the department's operating budget stood at about 67% expended as of April 1.
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