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Englewood Fire Department's Future To Be Discussed At City Council

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) - The city of Englewood Monday evening will decide if will keep its fire department or close it.

The city manager says the department needs more than $27 million to get the equipment it needs and to fix the infrastructure.

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The city manager says that bill could mean a tax hike.

If the department is closed, Englewood could pay Denver Fire to cover calls in its city. That would cost about $6 million.

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