{"id":10798,"date":"2023-12-14T14:01:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T19:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=10798"},"modified":"2023-12-14T14:01:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T19:01:51","slug":"decatur-fd-loses-another-veteran-firefighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/14\/decatur-fd-loses-another-veteran-firefighter\/","title":{"rendered":"Decatur FD loses another veteran firefighter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By BOB SHRALUKA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Decatur Fire Department’s volunteer force has lost another veteran firefighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jim Barker (black helmet in photo), a 30-year firefighter, retired after Nov. 30, Fire Chief Jeff Sheets said at the latest meeting of the city’s board of works and safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier in November, Tim Ulman stepped down from the force after 25 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese guys are the heart and soul of the department ,\u201d Mayor Dan Rickord said of the volunteers who are known as paid on-call staff. \u201cThey work hard, they put their lives at risk walking into a fire. We are lucky to have them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd we appreciate their employers allowing them the time (to leave for a fire).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone interested in becoming a paid on-call firefighter should contact Sheets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LOOKING AHEAD: The chief asked for and received board permission to begin putting together specifications for a new pumper truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current one, a 1997 model, is experiencing problems, Sheets said. \u201cSo I just want to have the specs ready to go (when there is a need),\u201d he pointed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following a bid notice, it would be two or three years before a truck could be built and delivered to Decatur, he advised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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