VERGENNES — The Vergennes City Council and the chairperson of the Ferrisburgh selectboard at a recent meeting wrestled with how to pay for $150,000 of badly needed new air packs for the Vergennes Fire Department. Air packs are the breathing gear firefighters wear when they go into burning structures or deal with other dangerous situations. Vergennes Fire Chief Jim Breur told the council at its Nov. 10 meeting he has 20 firefighters trained for interior work and they need that many air packs. The packs dat … (read more)
