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Committee backs most Fire & Rescue budget items but defers Hyattstown staffing question to reconciliation list
Summary
The Montgomery County Public Safety Committee recommended approval of most of the County Executive—s FY26 Fire & Rescue Service budget items on May 20 but deferred a proposed staffing cut at Hyattstown Station and an additional EMS transport-unit request to the full council—s reconciliation process.
The Montgomery County Public Safety Committee on May 20 recommended approval of most FY26 Fire & Rescue Service budget items proposed by the County Executive but deferred a staff-reduction proposal for Hyattstown Station 709 and a separate request for additional transport units to the council—s reconciliation process for further discussion.
Council staff presented a recommended total FY26 budget for Fire and Rescue of about $311 million, a roughly $18 million (6.2%) increase over FY25. Staff identified approximately $1.2 million in programmatic and staffing enhancements and $23 million in compensation adjustments and required operating expenses.
Major executive-recommended enhancements that the committee supported include: - Adding a basic life support (BLS) transport unit for Bethesda (Station 26) by funding 10 new recruits and six months of…
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