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Fire department budget request emphasizes pay scale restructuring, turnout gear and vehicle maintenance
Summary
Fire officials proposed a revised pay scale tied to training and certification, raised funding for turnout gear and vehicle maintenance and urged the town to plan for capital replacement as trucks age past recommended service life.
Fire department leadership at the Buckfield budget workshop described a multi‑year staffing and equipment challenge and recommended restructuring pay to reflect training and certification levels.
Adam, a fire department representative, and town staff said the department’s composition has changed in recent years and that pay tied to minimum wage for on‑call responses is no longer competitive. Staff presented a pay‑scale proposal (administrative and frontline tiers) intended to better align compensation with training and responsibilities;…
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