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Norwich approves fire training, equipment purchases and union contract; Life‑Pac 11 purchase cleared
Summary
Trustees approved multiple fire department training seminars, sanctioned purchase of EMS chassis and equipment, and accepted a new three-year union contract; later in the year the board approved purchase of a Life‑Pac 11 defibrillator with grant support.
The Norwich Township Board of Trustees approved a series of fire department training and equipment requests across 1997 and accepted a three‑year contract with the department's union.
Chiefs and captains sought and received board approval to send personnel to multiple seminars (including Underground Storage Tank refresher, BOCA and instructor courses) and to purchase training and equipment items. Trustees approved purchase of an EMS chassis and related vehicle purchases; Chief Long and captains discussed training metrics showing a decline in lost work hours due to injury (from 1995 to 1996), and the board authorized expenditures for training and personnel development.
Later in the year trustees accepted a three‑year union contract negotiated by union representatives and approved a recommendation to spend on department equipment including a Life‑Pac 11 defibrillator. The board approved using a $4,000 grant and reallocating savings from the new squad purchase to help fund the Life‑Pac 11 acquisition (total Life‑Pac cost $16,355).
