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Emergency Services reduces request by $5,000 but warns of fire service costs; $25–28M estimated to convert to career service
2889745 · March 20, 2025
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Summary
Roger Bennett, acting director for the Department of Emergency Services, presented a FY26 request reduced by $5,000 and outlined spending for dispatch/reporting, NFPA testing and preparedness payments to volunteer fire companies.
Roger Bennett, acting director for the Department of Emergency Services, presented the Emergency Services Board’s FY26 request and said the board reduced its county request by $5,000 from the prior year.
Bennett described three budget categories supporting the volunteer fire service: the I Am Responding system (used for first-responder…
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