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Red Bank Fire Department outlines 2025 staffing, training and equipment priorities
Summary
Fire department leaders presented their 2025 goals including plans to raise on‑duty staffing, expand training, update policies, invest in facilities and start a wellness program. The department described reliance on part-time staff and a target to reduce response times by about 10%.
The Red Bank Fire Department presented a set of operational goals and priorities for 2025, telling the commission the department will seek to increase on‑duty staffing, expand training programs, update policies and upgrade facilities and equipment.
Chief Siler and department presenters described a plan to increase on‑duty coverage “from the current 4 full time employees to 5 full time employees and to supplement them with our part timers,” with a budget request for three full‑time equivalents in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget to support increased on‑duty staffing. “We rely heavily on our part time members,” the chief said, noting that many…
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