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Fire chief requests $360,000 SAFER match and overtime funding as department plans for new station
Summary
Fire Chief said the department applied for a FEMA SAFER grant to staff a planned new station and is budgeting $360,000 as the local match; he also sought overtime and apparatus funding to address long‑standing staffing and replacement cycles.
San Angelo Fire Chief (Michael Prodi, identified in the workshop) told the Aug. 5 budget workshop that the department applied for a FEMA SAFER grant to staff anticipated new Fire Station No. 9 and that the city budget includes a proposed $360,000 local match if the grant is awarded.
Chief Prodi said the SAFER grant request covers compensation for 20 new firefighters needed to staff the planned station and that…
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