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Fire chief presents FY26 budget; requests equipment, pacing hose replacement and a battery stair chair
Summary
Fire Chief Brent Seiler presented the department's FY26 budget, describing staffing (15 career members plus part timers and volunteers), equipment and training needs, a phased hose-replacement plan and a $17,000 request for a battery stair chair to reduce back injuries on citizen-assist runs.
Fire Chief Brent Seiler presented the Red Bank Fire Department's FY26 budget estimate during the April 22 budget workshop, describing staffing, operations, training and capital needs and a multi-year plan for equipment replacement.
Chief Seiler described department staffing and deployment: 15 full-time career personnel, a part-time pool (about 27 part-timers reported) and six long-term volunteers; the department operates two stations, provides 24-hour coverage with five members on duty across shifts and fields roughly 970—1000 calls per year depending on the year. He said the department staffs four pumpers, a hose/service truck, a rescue…
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