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City Council this week agreed informally to allow staff to investigate the feasibility of building a training facility for firefighters and police a project that could cost between $500,000 and $750,000, according to Interim City Manager Joe Merrill. In such a facility, firefighters could practice placement of ladders and hose, working on roofs, rescues […] ....

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