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Dover fire chief seeks five full‑time firefighters after SAFER grant denial; council weighs stipend program and budget impact
Summary
Fire Chief David Carey asked the council to add five full‑time firefighter positions after a federal SAFER grant application was turned down. Council discussed a new stipend program for volunteer responders starting June 1 and asked for full cost estimates before approving permanent positions.
Fire Chief David Carey asked council to add five full‑time firefighter positions to supplement volunteer and stipend crews after the city's SAFER grant application was declined.
Carey said the SAFER grant request — submitted earlier — sought 10 hires with the expectation of funding five; the grant was denied. He explained the five positions were intended to place one firefighter on Station 1 24/7 and one at Station 2 to expand coverage from a five‑day schedule to seven days. “Our intentions were to put 1 person at Station 1 24 hours a day... The fifth position was to go to Station 2 to supplement the dispatcher that currently works…
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