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Fire Chief warns Porter board that solar farms would require new firefighting equipment
Summary
Fire Chief Adam Springsted told the Porter board that existing fire equipment cannot safely extinguish fires on solar farms and that the department would need updated gear if solar farms are allowed in the district.
Fire Chief Adam Springsted told the board that if solar farms are allowed in Porter’s fire district, the fire department would need to update its equipment because current equipment cannot put out a fire on a solar farm. The comment was made during the new business portion of the June 5 meeting.
Chief Springsted’s statement was presented as a capability warning rather than a recommendation about permitting; the minutes record the remark as a planning and safety consideration the board may need to factor into future land-use or permitting decisions.
