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Fire chief warns of early, aggressive wildfire season; city to offer free CPR classes
Summary
Chief Stocking told the council wildfire season is expected to start early and be aggressive this year because of low snowpack, and said CPR classes are shifting to a new model and will be free to the public; CPR training for city staff is also planned.
Chief Stocking told the Newport City Council on April 20 that wildfire season will start early this year and is expected to be aggressive due to a lack of snowpack. The chief urged awareness and readiness for residents and city operations.
"Wildfire season will start early and will be aggressive this year due to lack of snowpack," the minutes record. Chief Stocking also said the department’s CPR classes are moving to a new model and that classes will be free to the public; city staff have scheduled CPR training as well.
No specific new resource requests or mutually agreed operational changes were recorded in the minutes; the entry is primarily an informational update from the fire department.
