The Glendale Board of Aldermen on Dec. 7 unanimously agreed to have Kirkwood provide its fire chief, assistant fire chief and a fire department administrative associate to Glendale, with service starting on Jan. 1, 2021.
On Jan. 1, Glendale also begins its full dispatching and ambulance service agreement with Kirkwood, which runs through Dec. 31, 2025.
Glendale has been without a permanent fire chief since October 2019 when part-time chief, Curtis VanGaasbeek, left to become assistant fire chief for the Valley Park Fire Protection District, according to Glendale City Administrator Benjamin DeClue.
âOn our own, Glendale would not be able to afford a full-time chief, assistant chief and administrative associate,â DeClue said. âBy partnering with Kirkwood, weâre able to get service we otherwise would not be able to afford and make use of the economy of scale (coordination of certain purchases together, etc.) of their larger department.
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