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Fire chief reports steady response performance, raises turnout‑gear PFAS concerns and overtime pressures
Summary
Chief O'Connor of the Beverly Fire Department told the finance and property committee that department incident volumes and response performance remain a focus as the department moves through the FY26 budget process.
Chief O'Connor of the Beverly Fire Department told the finance and property committee that department incident volumes and response performance remain a focus as the department moves through the FY26 budget process. “We’re up to about 6,400 incidents last year when I started. We’re doing about 3,900. Excuse me,” Chief O'Connor said while reviewing response maps.
The department’s budget request keeps its current staffing structure for emergency response: 44 firefighters, 12 lieutenants, 4 captains and 4 deputies, with a minimum on duty staffing level of 13 each shift to provide three pumping apparatus, a ladder and an incident officer. Chief O'Connor described three overtime lines in the budget—shift coverage to hold…
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