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Vernon volunteers offered Fire 1 training; tanker reported repaired and operational
Summary
Vernon staff reported a Fire 1 volunteer training class is being organized (about $1,000 per person) and said the department's tanker has been repaired and is now described as fully operational though the engine remains in for work.
An agency official (S5) reported plans for volunteer firefighter training and an update to the city's tanker at the April 6 Vernon workshop.
S5 said Bay County is organizing a volunteer Fire 1 class beginning in early May through the first week of August that costs $1,000 per person. "It's 1000 dollars per person to go through fire 1," S5 told the council, and noted the department could take part in live‑burn exercises to meet ISO training requirements.
S5 also said the tanker had been repaired: "The tanker, he got fixed ... It's fully operational now," S5 reported, while adding the engine remained in for further work and the tanker had been prioritized in a queue for service.
Council members discussed whether to vote on support for training costs and how to coordinate travel and schedules for volunteers; no formal appropriation or vote appeared in the transcript.
