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Prescott fire leaders outline station, staffing and safety investments after Proposition 4 78 approval
Summary
City fire officials presented an updated strategic plan and a series of near-term investments — new stations, staff and health-and-safety retrofits — funded in part by voter approval of Proposition 4 78.
Fire Department leaders told the Prescott City Council that a recently updated strategic plan, combined with voter-approved Proposition 4 78 funding, is driving near-term moves to add personnel, new apparatus and station upgrades to shorten response times and improve firefighter health and safety.
The update was presented by the department's command staff, with Deputy Chief Tom Knapp and Operations Division Chief Ralph Lucas describing changes to staffing, response data and capital priorities. "Our staffing is 83 full time employees and 15 volunteers," Deputy Chief Tom Knapp said. Lucas also summarized call volume, saying, "We ran a total of 10,889 emergency incidents."
The plan incorporates Prescott's new city mission and renames the department's top strategic result to "reducing community risk," officials said. After voters approved Proposition 4 78, the department said it is moving from identifying a funding shortfall to executing projects: hiring…
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