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Fire chief urges continued funding for second sets of bunker gear, warns cuts would risk response capacity
Summary
Fire and emergency management leaders told commissioners that equipment cuts proposed in budget options would delay replacement of breathing-air compressors, hazmat and technical-rescue equipment and that second sets of turnout gear are increasingly standard to limit carcinogen exposure.
Fire department leaders asked Clay County commissioners June 17 to preserve funding for several public‑safety equipment projects and to continue investments tied to firefighter health and operational readiness.
Fire Chief Lauren Mogg and other public‑safety staff outlined equipment in next year’s capital plan that staff proposed trimming under the budget-reduction options. Projects and line items discussed included fixed‑facility breathing‑air compressors, replacement mobile command vehicles, technical‑rescue and hazmat equipment, and replacement of station…
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