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Rochester council authorizes application for FEMA SAFER grant to add eight firefighters
Summary
After a presentation on staffing and high-rise risk, Rochester council authorized the city to apply for a FEMA SAFER grant that would fund eight additional firefighters over three years, increasing ladder-truck staffing and operational flexibility if the grant is awarded.
Rochester — The city authorized its fire department on June 16 to apply for a federal SAFER grant that would fund eight full-time firefighter positions over a three-year period.
Fire Chief Mason Pooler told the council that Rochester’s firefighter headcount has not kept pace with population and vertical development increases, leaving aerial ladder trucks staffed with three personnel rather than the five recommended by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). "This…
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