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Waco selects interim fire leader and moves to apply for SAFER grant to add 15 firefighters
Summary
Council confirmed the city manager's appointment of an internal candidate as fire chief and authorized the city to apply for a federal SAFER grant that would fund 15 new firefighter positions; the city match over three years is roughly $1.9 million.
The Waco City Council confirmed the appointment of the city’s internal candidate to the permanent position of fire chief and authorized staff to submit a federal SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) grant application on June 17.
Union leaders representing Waco Professional Firefighters attended the meeting to publicly support the internal candidate. Brent Weatherby, president of the Waco Professional Firefighters, and Philip Burnett, a union leader, praised city management for an inclusive selection process and urged the council to support the appointment.
City Manager Bradley Ford and multiple council members praised the candidate’s 28 years of service, leadership and continuity. The council voted in favor of the resolution to appoint the chief; the motion passed on a council poll recorded by Assistant City…
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