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Hudson council endorses move to hybrid fire/EMS staffing, debates long-term funding
Summary
Hudson City Council’s Fire and EMS Subcommittee recommended moving the fire department from a paid‑volunteer model to a hybrid staffing model, with daytime staffing possible by July and a full 24‑hour staffing plan forecast for 2026 that staff said would add roughly $850,000 in annual personnel costs.
Hudson City Council’s Fire and EMS Subcommittee recommended moving the city’s fire department from a paid-volunteer model to a hybrid system that would add daytime staffing immediately and move to 24-hour staffing in 2026, with staff estimating roughly $850,000 in additional annual personnel costs and an estimated $368,000 in renovations to the existing station.
The recommendation, presented at the May 27 workshop by subcommittee members and city staff, was framed as a step to reduce response times and align them “with national standards,” and staff said the city could implement daytime staffing as soon as July. City staff and the finance department proposed covering the near-term cost by using a combination of the fire fund balance (about $8.6 million currently shown in the materials) and annual general fund transfers of roughly $600,000, with the plan to revisit funding annually.
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