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Steger fire chief reports 157 July calls; neighboring district to donate $40,000 generator
Summary
Fire Chief Michael Long told trustees the department responded to 157 calls in July and said Miller Wood Fire Protection District will donate a $40,000 generator after the station's 20-year-old unit failed.
Fire Chief Michael Long told the board the department handled 157 total calls in July: 126 ambulance calls, 31 for fire and 35 mutual-aid responses to surrounding communities. He told trustees the department's 20-year-old backup generator "died on us," and said Miller Wood Fire Protection District is donating a $40,000 generator expected to be installed toward the end of September.
"A big Thank You to them for their generosity," Long said, offering public thanks to the neighboring district for the donation. The chief provided the operational counts as part of routine departmental reporting; no expenditure vote or procurement action for the new generator was recorded at the meeting.
