Merced fire chief urges short-term extension of automatic aid agreement after first-year data
Fire Chief Casey Wilson presented first-year automatic aid data — 450 incidents and 533 unit responses in 2025 — and recommended negotiating a short-term extension (six months) while the city finalizes 2027-28 budget and staffing projections.
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Fire Chief Casey Wilson told the Public Safety Subcommittee that the two-year automatic aid agreement with Merced County, which began Jan. 1, 2025, produced operational results largely in line with expectations and that staff recommend a short extension while budgets and staffing stabilize.
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