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Fire chief seeks hires for academy, single‑role behavioral medics and AV upgrades at training center
Summary
Spokane Fire Chief Williams reported hiring activity and overtime trends, requested a class of 20 recruits to maintain staffing, asked to hire four single‑role behavioral‑health medics funded by the mental‑health tax, and sought $150,000 in PEG funds to restore fire training center AV equipment.
Spokane Fire Chief Williams and Battalion Chief Mike Forbes updated the committee on staffing, overtime and service data and requested several items to maintain and improve operations.
Williams said conditional offers are out for a March 16 academy and noted the academy dropout/attrition dynamics (roughly 20–25% attrition during…
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