(Estherville)– The Estherville City Council Monday evening approved a junior firefighter program for the city’s Fire Department. Fire Chief Travis Sheridan told the council primary goal is to foster interest in volunteering and firefighting among high school students in the hope that once they become adults, it will spark interest in them becoming a full time firefighter. Sheridan says they’ve been working closely with the school Superintendent. He adds students would have to apply for the program and would be carefully vetted. Sheridan says those selected would serve the department strictly in a support capacity…
City Administrator Penny Clayton told the council the program will have no impact on the city’s insurance…
The vote to approve the program was unanimous.
