Clinton Fire Chief Levius Buckley earned a round of applause from the Board of Aldermen June 2 when he announced that the fire department has filled fifty-seven of its fifty-eight funded positions.
Some firefighters have left the department to make more money in other nearby cities, and there have been a number of recent retirements, making the goal of having the Clinton Fire Department (CFD) fully staffed a challenge.
Buckley told the Board that more retirements are on the horizon, but he’s committed to filling any open positions…