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Preston — With only four active and trained volunteer firefighters combined at the town’s two fire departments, fire Chief Tom Casey has renewed his annual plea for increased paid staff to answer emergency calls. Casey presented his proposed budget to the Board of Selectmen via video conference last week, outlining three options. Adding a second full-time firefighter/EMT at a projected cost of $72,250 would cover another 260 shifts per year. A second option would add $50,000 to the budget to hire more part-time per diem firefighters to cover about 330 more shifts. A third option had ...

Preston fire chief: few volunteers remain to respond to calls Day, The (New London, CT) Mar. 6—PRESTON — With only four active and trained volunteer firefighters combined at the town's two fire departments, fire Chief Tom Casey has renewed his annual plea for increased paid staff to answer emergency calls. Casey presented his proposed budget to the Board of Selectmen via video conference last week, outlining three options. Adding a second full-time firefighter/EMT at a projected cost of $72,250 would cover another 260 shifts per year. A second option would add $50,000 to the budget to...