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Salt Lake City fire budget requests focus on contract changes, social‑work intern and wildfire preparedness
Summary
The fire department presented a largely flat FY2026 budget that increases only for a union uniform allowance and continues social‑work partnerships; chiefs described two CHAT teams in operation, wildfire planning activity including a wildland coordinator, and no immediate plan to expand CHAT teams.
Salt Lake City Fire Department leaders on Tuesday presented a mostly flat fiscal‑year 2026 budget that keeps staffing levels steady but includes several targeted items: an increase to uniform allowances in the department union’s memorandum of understanding, funding for a social‑work intern, and ongoing wildfire preparedness work.
Michael Sanders of the council staff opened the briefing by summarizing the department’s budget, noting that 94% of the fire budget is personnel and that the department counts 609 full‑time equivalent positions. Sanders corrected one figure in the staff report and said the overall year‑over‑year budget increase is about $231,000.
Fire Department leadership said the formal budget components include a contractual increase to uniform allowances from $600 to $800 per covered…
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