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Fire chief urges $10M boost for EMS and $28M for apparatus replacement
Summary
Fire Chief Hayes White told supervisors the department’s FY2014–15 operating budget is roughly $356 million and asked for nearly $10 million to bolster EMS so the city meets the state’s 80% transport threshold in its exclusive operating area; he also described a multi‑year fleet replacement need totaling roughly $28 million.
Fire Chief Hayes White briefed the Budget and Finance Committee on the Fire Department’s proposed FY2014–15 operating budget of about $356,000,000 (approximately $329,000,000 in General Fund operating support). The chief said the department relies heavily on General Fund dollars (about 70 percent) and that salaries and fringe make up roughly 89 percent of operating costs.
Chief White told supervisors the city must meet a state condition for the Exclusive Operating Area (EOA) requiring the department to handle a minimum of 80 percent of 9‑1‑1 ambulance transports to retain the EOA.…
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