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Fire department reports hires, ISO prospects and apparatus savings
Summary
Fire officials said they hired medics and contracted additional firefighters for holiday coverage, reported progress toward an ISO rating of 4 and described obtaining surplus military vehicles to reduce apparatus costs amid a multi-million-dollar market for new engines.
Fire department representatives reported staffing progress and described equipment acquisitions at the committee meeting.
The fire representative said the department will hire three medics (one already on probation) and has tested applicants for firefighter-paramedic roles; outside firefighters were hired to cover surge needs and two dozers were rented to support dune fires. "Eric Cunningham called me, and he says the ISO of a 4 is looking great," the fire department representative said, noting he expects formal confirmation in writing. The speaker also said the department received a Hummer and a communications rig from the military to retrofit and use, saving taxpayers money amid current apparatus prices quoted in the meeting (a fire engine estimated at $1,000,000 and a ladder truck near $2,000,000).
