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Rancho Cordova council hears Metro Fire request for yearlong funding for Squad 61; staff told to negotiate details
Summary
Metro Fire asked Rancho Cordova City Council for city support to staff Squad 61 for one year. Councilmembers were split but directed staff to negotiate with Metro Fire on specifics and potential cost-sharing, with staff eyeing legacy project reserves as a possible source.
Metro Fire asked the Rancho Cordova City Council on Wednesday to fund personnel for a locally based “squad” vehicle at Station 61 for one year to keep a grass-rig response unit operating full time.
The request, presented by Sean Schollard, vice president of Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 522 and a Metro Fire captain, would pay for six firefighters to staff the squad and make a grass-rig—an off‑road, suppression-capable vehicle—consistently available for responses on the American River Parkway and nearby areas. Schollard said the unit “provides a relief on medical aids, vehicle accidents, [and] water rescue calls” and…
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