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Fire department requests replacement SCBAs, monitors and expanded paramedic training in 2025 budget
Summary
Fire Chief Prince told trustees the department will prioritize staffing, paramedic training, equipment replacement (including 75 SCBAs and 10 cardiac monitors) and station planning; several items noted as high-cost with limited grant availability.
West Chester Township Fire Chief Prince told trustees during the Jan. 21 work session that the 2025 fire and EMS budget prioritizes staffing, paramedic training, equipment replacement and longer-term station planning.
Chief Prince described call-volume growth — 8,957 calls in 2024 versus 8,648 in 2023 — and said the department expects continued increases as the township ages in place and develops more multifamily and senior housing. “We are approaching 10,000 calls for service, which equates to about 27 to 30 calls a day,” Prince said.
Equipment and training items Prince highlighted for…
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