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Fire chief outlines $2 million training tower, SCBA replacement and an extra medic unit in 2026 CIP
Summary
During the Aug. 13 finance committee meeting Fire Chief Pyle described multiple fire capital needs— a $2 million training tower, citywide replacement of self‑contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), a community AED grant and plans to add a fifth paramedic apparatus to assure four medic units are available daily.
Fire Chief Pyle presented the department’s proposed capital items for 2026 at the Aug. 13 Delaware City Finance Committee meeting, citing safety, equipment life cycles and increased operational demand as justifications for the requests.
Chief Pyle said the department is ready to build a two‑building training tower—one structure for live‑fire training and an adjacent building for routine drills—to reduce exposure to carcinogenic soot on routine training gear. The training tower budget shown to the…
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