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Lima City Council continues talks of conducting an outside search for the city's next police and fire chief

Three Allen County Fire Chiefs look back on 9/11 with the Lima Rotary Club

Monday, three Allen County fire department chiefs look back on that fateful day on September 11, 2001. All were firefighters at that time and say the events of the day

LFD recognizes Firefighter of the Year

Lima police, fire departments to add new positions

Lima police, fire departments to add new positions By Josh Ellerbrock - jellerbrock@limanews.com LIMA After a year of cuts and attrition, the City of Lima is looking to increase its staff of police officers and firefighters to pull down overtime spending and improve public services. During Lima City Council’s finance committee budget hearing held Wednesday night, safety service chiefs discussed the need for the positions after a hiring freeze initiated in wake of the coronavirus pandemic has kept each department from having full staffs. As Police Chief Kevin Martin explained, prior to March the Lima Police Department had requested a budget for 86 police officers, but attrition throughout last year has depleted the number on staff down to 73 officers in total by September.