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Board flags firefighter training bottlenecks and awaits EMS report
Summary
Board members said the village faces firefighter training delays that may drive attrition and noted a pending EMS report; officials will meet with fire chiefs to consider pooled training and hiring instructors to accelerate certification.
The Chair (S1) told the board that firefighter training capacity is strained and may be contributing to a loss of newly sworn firefighters before they complete required training.
"We're going to go back and talk to our fire chiefs to sit down and talk to if they're being held up," the Chair said, describing discussions about pooling resources and hiring local instructors to speed the training pipeline.
The Chair also said an EMS report is due soon and that Chief D reported the village passed a recent state inspection, but county-level guidance on EMS procedures remains unclear. The board discussed exploring options such as coordinated training between neighboring villages and hiring instructors to reduce delays and keep recruits engaged.
Next steps: staff will consult with fire chiefs and report back with options; no formal directive or funding allocation was recorded in the provided transcript segments.
