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Seneca fire chief proposes billing for Iron Triangle fire costs totaling about $6,000

City of Seneca Council · July 24, 2026

Summary

Fire Chief Mike Allen presented a cost analysis for the recent Iron Triangle mill fire and asked the council to consider recovering roughly $6,000 from the responsible party; council did not take a vote at the meeting.

Fire Chief Mike Allen presented a cost analysis of response expenses from the recent Iron Triangle mill fire and said the figure came to "just over $6,000." He proposed the city consider billing for some of those costs because the mill fire is a recurring problem.

Councilors did not take formal action at the July 9 meeting on the cost-recovery proposal. The chief's presentation was framed as a request for the council to consider whether the city should pursue billing in future similar incidents.

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