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Fire department budget: recruit class, pharmacy compliance and new EMS software
Summary
Fire leadership described a FY26 operating budget that preserves staffing while adding a recruit class and funding an on‑site pharmacy to meet state Board of Pharmacy requirements; the department also expects to absorb a previously grant‑funded patient‑care reporting license.
Fire Chief Hernandez presented the Alexandria Fire Department’s FY26 operating budget and outlined key initiatives and regulatory requirements that shaped requests.
The department’s FY26 operating request was presented at about $75,160,000 with a total FTE count of roughly 348.5. Chief Hernandez said the budget funds a second recruit class in FY26 to support staffing goals tied to the collective bargaining agreement; the additional class is meant to restore capacity after attrition and should allow the department to return to one class per year once targets are met. The requested recruit class funding (about $495,000) covers protective equipment, CPAT and other costs to outfit roughly 25 recruits.
Chief Hernandez reported the department completed a…
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