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Fire commission hears budget, equipment and training updates; requests staffing figures for council review
Summary
The commission reviewed a proposed fire commission budget with increases to equipment, training, software and maintenance lines, discussed grant opportunities, and received operational reports on cylinder testing, apparatus maintenance, mutual‑aid updates and training programs.
Lancaster County Fire Commission members reviewed a proposed fire commission budget that includes requested increases for training/mileage, equipment replacement, maintenance agreements and software licensing, and directed staff to deliver first‑year staffing cost figures to county council for inclusion in budget deliberations.
Staff presented line‑item changes and operational updates. Key items discussed included a $25,000 request for per‑diem/mileage (for volunteers and career staff attending conferences and training), a request to retain the $55,000 allocation for the high‑school fire program, a special‑projects allocation (including a roughly $50,000 request to outfit the McDonough Green station in its first year), and an…
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