Fort Madison, IA – Fort Madison hopes to utilize volunteer firefighters in an attempt to improve its own fire department. The city council is working to develop a hybrid department that would consist of both full-time and part-time firefighters. Council member Chris Greenwald says the city will meet with volunteer firefighters from surrounding communities to gauge interest in working for Fort Madison, part-time. He says this would allow the city to add qualified firefighters while saving money on training and benefits. Greenwald says the city does not plan to replace 2 full-time firefighters who are set to retire next July. He says the city hopes to have the auxilary force together before that time. It is still not known how many of the part-time firefighters would bee needed or how much they would be paid.
Fort Madison May Change Fire Department
