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Council approves volunteer firefighter Maddox Fritz; department seeks grant for turnout-gear extractor
Summary
The council approved Maddox Fritz as a volunteer firefighter and heard that the department applied for a State of Minnesota grant to cover up to 90% of an extractor to clean turnout gear, with Fire Relief covering the remaining 10%.
Fire Chief Paul Lushinsky asked the council to approve applicant Maddox Fritz as a volunteer firefighter; Councilmember Jim Potter moved and Councilmember Jerrod Kappers seconded the motion and the council approved the appointment with 5 ayes / 0 nays.
Chief Lushinsky also reported that the department applied to the State of Minnesota for a grant to purchase an extractor to clean turnout gear after fires. According to the meeting record, the grant would cover up to 90% of the extractor cost with Fire Relief covering the remaining 10%.
The volunteer appointment and the grant application were presented as routine departmental business; the council did not discuss a timetable for the grant decision during the meeting.
