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Committee forwards Kenosha fire 2026 budget and CIP, highlights ambulance lead times and station repairs

Public Safety and Welfare Committee · October 29, 2025
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Summary

The committee recommended the fire department’s 2026 operating budget and 2026–2030 capital improvements to Finance, noting no staffing changes, ongoing apparatus replacements and station repairs, and continued use of the blood‑on‑board EMS program.

The Public Safety & Welfare Committee voted Oct. 29 to forward the Kenosha Fire Department’s 2026 operating budget and 2026–2030 capital improvement plan to the Finance Committee.

The mayor praised the department’s leadership and described the budget as maintaining service levels without major staffing increases. The fire chief told members the department will keep current staffing (150 line firefighters,…

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