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The firefighters at Salida Fire Department have a new piece of furniture at which to eat their meals, courtesy of the Salida High School advanced woodworking class.
 All shifts now have a full compliment of four crew members. The personnel shifts in the department in recent months have included the retirement of B shift Capt. Bob Jefferson and the promotion of fire inspector Kathy Rohrich to assistant fire chief and Ron Parks to B shift captain. The hiring of two firefighters in 2020, Robert Shelley and Brandon Parks and the newest addition of Josh Jelcick rounds out the department at full strength. The promotion of Rohrich makes her the highest ranking female firefighter in Salida history. She is the second female crew member of the department. Rohri...