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Port Richey fire chief seeks purpose‑built rescue boat and updated PPE; council debates timing
Summary
The fire chief presented a multi‑year plan calling for a purpose‑built rescue boat (estimated $105,000), new bunker gear (PFAS‑free) and water‑rescue equipment; councilors acknowledged operational need but flagged budget timing and alternative funding paths.
Port Richey Fire Department leaders presented council with a multi‑year capital plan that includes a purpose‑built rescue boat, replacement bunker gear and other water‑rescue equipment. Chief Thomas (presenting on behalf of the department) described operational limits of the city’s existing shared boat — including lack of a hydraulic jack plate, constrained patient‑retrieval capacity and limited space for rescue stretchers — and asked the council to authorize purchase of a rescue boat that the department estimated…
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