La Vista Advances Plan To Pay Fire Chief

January 3, 2007 Nebraska - La Vista Fire Chief Kirk Schuster spends at least 30 hours a week conducting Fire Department business, but he doesn't receive a paycheck for his efforts. In fact, La Vista doesn't pay any of its 58 volunteer firefighters, but that may soon change. The City Council moved forward with a plan to hire its first paid fire chief when it unanimously gave first-round approval Tuesday to revise the city's code to include the position. The ordinance requires three readings before ...