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Winooski Fire Department flags part-time staffing concerns and inspection workload in FY26 presentation
Summary
Fire Chief Adi and incoming Fire Marshal John Spittle told the council that inspections and emergency-response workload are steady but the department is increasingly reliant on part‑time, on‑call personnel; councilors asked for continued focus on recruitment, a station renovation plan and auto‑aid arrangements.
Fire Chief Adi and department staff briefed the council on the fire department’s FY26 workload and budget priorities, emphasizing inspection volume, reliance on part-time/on-call firefighters and the need for longer-term capital planning.
Nut graf: Chief Adi said the department completed roughly 1,214 public-building inspections in the July 2023–June 2024 reporting year and carried out 574 emergency responses. He warned the council that part-time and paid-on-call staffing levels are the department’s most vulnerable operational element and recommended continued recruitment and retention efforts.
Chief Adi and the new…
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