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Stamford fire chief asks for recurring PPE, hydrant replacements and a tanker in capital budget pitch
Summary
Assistant Chief Mike Robles told the capital review panel Stamford’s fire department requests annual PPE replacements, a $100,000 hydrant-replacement allocation, storage for apparatus and a 50/50-funded tanker with Turner River Fire Department to serve non-hydrant areas.
Assistant Chief Mike Robles summarized multiple fire-department capital requests to the capital-review meeting, saying the proposals are routine maintenance and safety items tied to the department’s collective bargaining agreement and operational needs. He said the department replaces roughly 50 sets of personal protective equipment each year to maintain two complete sets per firefighter and that staff are preparing purchase orders and a vendor contract to spend current balances this fiscal year.
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