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Fire chief warns of large retiree cohort, seeks ambulance program funding and training investments
Summary
Fire leadership told the Budget Review Commission a wave of retirements tied to a 2005 hire cohort will raise recruiting and training costs; staff described station staffing changes, the phased ambulance rollout and expected capital and training needs.
Scottsdale Fire Department leadership on April 7 told the Budget Review Commission an unusually large group of long‑service employees will be eligible for retirement soon and that the department is budgeting to recruit, train and equip replacements while expanding ambulance service.
Fire representative Tom Shannon said the department has roughly 419 FTEs and that a cohort of firefighters hired when the city established municipal fire services in 2005 will become eligible for deferred retirement or immediate retirement, producing a concentrated wave of departures.
“We anticipate about 20 members leaving within the first 2 months,” Shannon told the commission, characterizing the near‑term impact as significant because these are veteran…
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