FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Springfield Fire Department responded to more than 3,400 calls for service (including 42 building fires), installed 275 smoke alarms; hosted three HazMat refresher courses; trained in water rescue, trench rescue and emergency medical response; and issued three citations for illegal burning during the third quarter of 2022. Fire marshals also successfully obtained and served a municipal warrant for illegally burning waste materials and tampering/ removing equipment. This is the first time a municipal warrant has been served by a fire marshal.
Read about all of this and more in the Quarterly Fire Safety Report.
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Media only: For more information or to arrange an interview, call the Fire Department’s media line at 417-874-2301.