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Maple Shade Council Votes To Close Independent Fire Company After 100+ Years Maple Shade Council Votes To Close Independent Fire Company After 100+ Years
Maple Shade Council Votes To Close Independent Fire Company After 100+ Years The Maple Township Council has unanimously voted to shut down Independent Fire Co. 1. The vote came during a heated council meeting Thursday evening, Dec. 14, in which residents turned up in droves in support of the more than 100-year-old department, as reported by 6abc and Fox29. A statement issued by Town Council on Dec. 1 says the company is being processed through five state investigations, the first having been filed in 2019, over administrative and operational compliance issues. They've received seven local and state sanctions for non-compliance, and have violated federal and state r…

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by Cecilia Levine