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Hoover Council adopts fire department standards of cover and five‑year strategic plan

Hoover City Council · February 23, 2026
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Summary

The Hoover City Council unanimously approved a standards-of-cover document and a community‑driven 2025–2030 strategic plan for the Hoover Fire Department, a set of working documents the chief said will guide resource allocation, response standards and budget requests over the next five years.

The Hoover City Council voted to adopt Resolution 87‑56‑26, approving the Hoover Fire Department’s standards of cover and a 2025–2030 community‑driven strategic plan intended to guide staffing, response priorities and capital requests over the next five years.

Chief Bentley told the council the plan and standards were developed with community input — “somewhere around 40, 45 community members” — and…

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