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Walton mayor seeks resolution to create Fire Department training center at Owens Property
Summary
Mayor Gabe Brown told council he plans to present a resolution to establish a Fire Department training center on the Owens Property; Fire Chief Joey Vest described staffing, standards and an ISO-rating goal intended to cut residents’ insurance costs. No vote was recorded during the caucus.
Mayor Gabe Brown said he intends to bring a resolution to the City of Walton Common Council to establish a Fire Department training center on the Owens Property.
Fire Chief Joey Vest said the department would conduct training on all three shifts and that the proposed facility would need to meet nationally recognized fire-service standards. "We want this to be an official training center," Vest said, noting specific construction and safety features the site must include to comply with applicable standards.
Vest told council the training center is one element of a plan to achieve an Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating of level two. "Having a lower rating will help residents with lower insurance cost," he said. The transcript referenced the standards as "NPA" requirements; those are commonly known and recorded in department planning as NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) standards and were treated as the intended reference in council discussion.
Mayor Brown introduced the proposal but no formal motion, vote or final funding decision was recorded in the transcript; he asked that a resolution be prepared for council consideration. The caucus did not set a date for action on the resolution.
The council discussed the proposal's potential benefits for firefighter training and for public safety but did not record estimated construction costs, funding sources or a timeline for implementation during the caucus.
