Jamestown Fire officials are calling a fire at a former industrial building suspicious. Fire crews were called to 16 Scott Street at 12:30 p.m. Thursday to find smoke coming from the second and third floors of the vacant building. Crews … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Eddie Sundquist – June 8, 2023
WRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley speaks with Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist about hiring new firefighters, the Central Garage project, the clean up of the former Crawford Furniture building site, and more. … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council Approves Hiring Eight New Firefighters
Jamestown City Council has unanimously voted to lift a hiring freeze to hire eight new firefighters. The decision after two months of discussions drew applause from an audience mostly made up of members of the Jamestown Fire Department at Monday's … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council Expected to Finally Vote on Hiring Firefighters
Jamestown City Council is expected to finally vote tonight on whether to hire eight new firefighters. Council tabled the resolution to lift the hiring freeze to hire the firefighters twice at voting sessions in March and April in order to have … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council to Review Dump Truck Purchase Request, Special Event Permit Requests
Jamestown City Council will meet twice this week with its regular work session taking place tonight. The agenda is rather light in comparison to recent months, even with the continued inclusion of the resolution to lift the hiring freeze to allow … [Read more...]
Fire Ruled Accidental at Long Standing Business in Jamestown
A fire at a longstanding company in Jamestown has been ruled to be accidental. Jamestown Police responded to 258 Crescent Street just after 4:00 a.m. Thursday for a burglary alarm and found smoke in the building. Jamestown Fire crews were called … [Read more...]
Jamestown Fire Responds to Fire on Crescent Street
Jamestown Fire crews were called out to a structure fire on Crescent Street this morning. Jamestown Fire officials report the call came in after 4:00 a.m. for a fully involved structure fire at 258 Crescent Street. The two-story building is home … [Read more...]
City Council to Meet With FEMA Reps on SAFER Grant in Special Work Session
Jamestown City Council will meet with FEMA representatives to ask questions about the SAFER grant at a special council work session on May 16. Council President Tony Dolce said there were four basic questions that council members had including if … [Read more...]
City Council Resumes Discussions on Hiring Firefighters Using SAFER Grant
Jamestown City Council will start another month of discussions on whether to hire eight firefighters using $1.8 million in federal funds. Council is expected to have the opportunity to ask the Federal Emergency Management Agency questions about … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Eddie Sundquist – May 4, 2023
WRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley speaks with Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist about the efforts by the administration to get approval to hire eight firefighters. … [Read more...]
