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Fire department budget: SAFER grant to add firefighters, overtime to fall; maintenance and equipment costs rise
Summary
Committee heard the Fire Department's FY26 budget, which includes SAFER grant-funded hires (44 firefighters), projected reductions in overtime, increased maintenance costs for SCBA and stretchers, and multi-year vehicle deliveries under an existing master lease.
The Finance Committee reviewed the Fire Department's FY26 budget at the April 29 meeting, where staff outlined revenue sources, staffing plans tied to a federal SAFER grant, and increased maintenance and equipment costs for critical life-safety gear.
Staff described the department as a revenue-generating unit: major revenues include plan-review fees (presented as an annual planning target near $900,000), rescue-billing receipts and fire-detail fees that flow through special revenue funds and are transferred to the general fund. Staff explained that some revenue and expenditure activity for fire details and rescue runs are booked in special funds and…
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