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Encinitas directs staff to pursue hiring three firefighters for Olivenhain station, apply for SAFER grant
Summary
The council directed staff to begin planning to add three firefighter positions for Station 6 in Olivenhain, authorize application for a SAFER grant, and return with a detailed staffing and site plan; the motion passed unanimously.
The Encinitas City Council voted unanimously to direct city staff to move forward on plans to add three firefighter positions for Fire Station 6 in the Olivenhain area, to pursue a SAFER grant (federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) and to return to council with a detailed plan in August. The action begins an operational planning process that will include recruitment timing, housing for on‑duty personnel and apparatus, and the budgetary implications of ongoing staffing costs.
Councilmember Jim San Antonio introduced the council‑initiated request, saying Olivenhain’s geography and recent statewide fire‑severity mapping make the area especially vulnerable:…
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