SPRINGFIELD – An estimated 40 members of the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 851, clad in matching yellow shirts, attended the public comment section to advocate for its own fire district during the Sept. 2 Springfield City Council meeting.
“We are here tonight because our system is broken and it puts our community at risk,” said Daniel Allred, vice president of the union and a Springfield High School alumnus, who was among the four…
