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State Fire Academy asks for salary progressions, vehicles and infrastructure repairs
Summary
State Fire Academy Director Kelly Elliott told the subcommittee the academy needs recurring salary progressions, an added maintenance position, four vehicles, a full water‑system replacement and ongoing costs for a registration and learning management system.
Kelly Elliott, executive director of the State Fire Academy, told the Appropriations Subcommittee the academy seeks recurring funding to stay competitive for instructors and to maintain a 100‑acre campus that conducts training statewide.
Elliott said the academy operates approximately 62 positions across a campus that includes dormitories, classrooms, training props and its own water system. She told the committee the academy has a high demand for training and that recruiting and retaining instructors is “a big ask” because competing local departments often pay more. Elliott said about half of the instructional staff are eligible for…
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