OH Chief Makes Case for Charging on Calls

Youngstown's fire chief is pushing a plan to charge residents for fire-related responses, which could generate $215,000 in revenue annually.
April 11, 2019

Youngstown Fire Chief Barry Finley is pushing a plan to charge residents for fire-related responses, which could generate $215,000 in revenue annually.

City Council, which has yet to vote on the plan, was promised that no city resident without insurance would be billed and that insurance rates would not go up.

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