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Police and fire chiefs outline staffing shortfalls, joint ICS training and May drone rollout
Summary
At the Jan. 8 Police and Fire Commission meeting, chiefs reported staffing gaps and retirements, described new joint incident command training, and detailed a drone first-responder program the city plans to implement in May; initial funding uses one-time and ARPA funds with ongoing costs moving to the general fund.
Chiefs for the city’s public safety departments briefed the Police and Fire Commission on staffing, interagency training and a drone first-responder program during the commission’s Jan. 8 meeting.
The chiefs said they expect a spring recruit class to fill roughly four openings, with possible over-hires to cover long-term injuries and military deployments. “We anticipate to have 4 openings,” a chief said, and department representatives reported eight candidates currently in background checks, five recruits starting in the academy last Monday, seven retirements expected this year and three officers on long-term military leave. The chief added the city currently has…
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