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Emergency services seeks seasonal wildfire crew and major radio upgrades; radio microwave cost cited at about $5.06M
Summary
Emergency services proposed a seasonal wildfire mitigation team (3–4 seasonal hires) to perform mitigation and deploy for revenue generation, and asked for communications upgrades including replacement microwave dishes that were quoted at approximately $5,055,000 and replacement SCBAs and turnout gear.
Emergency services presented a two‑part budget pitch on Nov. 12: create a seasonal wildfire mitigation crew to expand mitigation and deploy on state incidents, and invest in radio‑network upgrades and personal protective equipment.
Seasonal crew: The chief asked for 3–4 seasonal employees (April–October) to perform mitigation projects and be available for…
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