Decatur approves nearly $9,000 from Betty Walters Fund for fire-rescue batteries; hiring update, open house set for Oct. 8

Oct 7, 2025

The council approved $8,998 from the Betty Walters Fund for eight batteries and two chargers for auto-extrication tools, received a hiring update (14 applicants; two full-time vacancies), and heard that the Fire Department Open House is scheduled Oct. 8 with a Lutheran Hospital helicopter and a safety trailer from Indiana-Michigan Power.

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The City of Decatur Common Council approved using $8,998 from the Betty Walters Fund to buy batteries and chargers for the Fire Department’s auto-extrication tools and received updates on department hiring and outreach.

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