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Committee recommends $40,000 budget amendment to fund seasonal firefighter in Daee

Skagway Finance Committee · April 30, 2025
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Summary

The committee recommended Ordinance 25-08, a $40,000 FY25 budget amendment to fund a seasonal firefighter/fire warden in Daee to reduce overtime and provide overnight patrol and incident response; the recommendation will be forwarded to the full assembly.

The finance committee voted to recommend Ordinance 25-08, a $40,000 FY25 budget amendment to fund a seasonal firefighter (fire warden) assigned to Daee. Mayor Bass proposed the change and Chief Rauscher described the operational need.

Chief Rauscher said the seasonal position — ideally a returning, already-certified firefighter — would patrol Daee, stay overnight in a cabin on off days and serve as mobile incident command to accelerate response…

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