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Stockton council approves $1M carry‑forward for fire department programs, acknowledges dispatch reaccreditation

Stockton City Council · January 27, 2026

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Summary

Council approved carrying forward $1,000,000 in FY24–25 fire department savings for FY25–26 to support paramedic pay, a workers’ comp program, a type‑3 apparatus, leadership and auxiliary programs; council also recognized the regional 911 dispatch center’s reaccreditation.

The Stockton City Council on Jan. 27 approved a resolution to carry forward $1,000,000 in year‑end fire department savings to support personnel and operational needs in FY25–26.

Fire Chief Brian Carr said part of the appropriation will fund paramedic pay enhancements previously approved by council to improve retention (the department’s paramedic count recently rose from 57 to 62), a workers’ compensation program intended to get employees back to work sooner and reduce overtime costs, and purchase/cross‑staffing of a Type 3 apparatus to improve access in rough territory. Chief Carr also said some funds would seed leadership training and an auxiliary volunteer program that will provide a recruitment pipeline. He clarified the apparatus is cross‑staffed (no new permanent staffing requested) and that revenue can be recovered when the apparatus responds to mutual‑aid requests.

Earlier in the meeting the council recognized the Stockton Regional Fire & EMS communications division for reaccreditation as an IAD Accredited Center of Excellence; Communications Manager Anna Trinidad and Chief Carr described the communications center staffing (3 supervisors, 9 dispatchers, 4 call takers), 200,000+ calls answered and 110,000+ resources dispatched in the prior year.

Council voted to approve the carry‑forward resolution (motion passed; vote recorded as 5‑0).