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Committee recommends applying for FEMA SAFER grant to hire nine firefighters
Summary
The Public Safety Committee voted Jan. 14, 2025, to recommend that the governing body apply for a FEMA SAFER grant to hire nine firefighters, citing recent shortfalls, Kelly-day scheduling and upcoming academies. The recommendation now goes to BOMA for approval.
On Jan. 14, 2025, the Public Safety Committee voted to send Resolution 2025-1 to BOMA with a positive recommendation to apply for the FEMA Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant, asking specifically for nine firefighter positions.
Hendersonville Fire leadership told the committee the department is short several firefighters and has been affected by retirements, FMLA absences and the department’s Kelly-day schedule. “With 37 people is what every shift is supposed to have, but the last year, we've kind of been hit pretty hard with FMLAs, folks leaving, retiring out, whatever,” the fire chief said. He added recent…
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