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Fire contract with Modesto OK’d 3-1
Serpa and new quint
Ceres Battalion Chief Jeff Serpa stands next to the new Engine #18 which will remain in Ceres with Ceres’ name now that the City Council has decided to let Modesto run the department. - photo by JEFF BENZIGER/ Courier file photo
In one of the longest meetings in Ceres’ history – nearly six hours long – the City Council voted 3-1 to contract with the city of Modesto to run the fire department.