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Maplewood reviews fire operations budget, delays training-tower spending to next fiscal year
Summary
City council members and fire staff discussed overtime driven by injuries and National Guard deployments, cleaning and laundry costs for turnout gear, a $15,000 department deductible, training line items and a deferred Central Core Fire Training Tower contract now shifted into fiscal 2026.
Maplewood, Missouri — At a May 8 work session, the Maplewood City Council and fire department staff reviewed the fire department’s operations and capital budgets, discussing overtime drivers, equipment-cleaning costs, training spending and a decision to push a major training-tower contract into fiscal year 2026.
Council members and fire staff said overtime has been elevated this year because of staff injuries and deployments of several members to the National Guard. “We’re trying, Amber and I and Pete and Brian Wallace and Lexi are gonna meet to look at it, to see what we can do,” a fire department staff member said, describing plans to review staffing and shift coverage.
The budget discussion matters because the city is balancing ongoing emergency coverage needs with one-time capital purchases and staffing costs. Council members asked whether recently approved personnel changes — including paid time off proposals — would increase overtime, and staff said those policy changes…
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