One of the first matters brought up when the Winamac Town Council held a special meeting with members of the Fire Department on Monday was the need for more firefighters.
Fire Chief Bill Weaver stated there are 16 members on the roster right now but two are inactive. He added that they’re looking at some prospective candidates currently. He explained that they’ve posted about the need for more members but haven’t had much luck getting people interested in serving.
He stated, “We need more people, that’s for darn sure…I mean it’s not just us, it’s everywhere. It used to be you had people lining up to work for the fire department but now we can hardly get anybody.”
Though additional members would be helpful, Weaver recognized that communication within the department is good and they do well working with the people they have. Town Council President Tom Murray added that mutual aide seems like it’s easily accessible as well.
If you’re interested in joining the Winamac Fire Department, give them a call at (574) 946-3221.
