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Fire department proposes equipment upgrades, training and hires; SAFER grant reimburses four positions
Summary
Fire leadership told the hearing the 2026 budget includes battery-operated hydraulic tools, training increases, vehicle reallocation, and ongoing SAFER grant-funded positions; smoke-detector donations have fallen since COVID.
Fire officials said their 2026 budget focuses on keeping apparatus in service, updating equipment and sustaining training while managing inflation for supplies and fuel.
Chief Smith and department presenters listed the budget's main elements: purchase of battery-operated hydraulic rescue tools for all engines, reallocation of an existing vehicle to add a snow-plow-capable pickup, prepayment of software maintenance to avoid a recurring-year lag, and continued spending…
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