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Fire chief outlines $32M budget, 15 new hires and plans for Station 6
Summary
Fire Chief Chris Goodwin presented a roughly $32 million budget emphasizing personnel (76% of spending), a request to add 15 positions to staff a new Fire Station 6, equipment replacements (bunker gear, masks, AV), and capital outlays including station furnishings and alerting-system upgrades.
Chris Goodwin, fire chief, presented the Fire Department’s budget to the Edmond City Council workshop, saying the department projects about $32,000,000 in revenue for the coming fiscal year and is proposing major investments in personnel, equipment and station readiness. "Of course, our biggest category of our budget is our personnel services. It comes in at about 76% of our budget," Goodwin said, and added the department would add 15 positions to staff a new Fire Station 6.
Why it matters: Personnel and capital choices will shape response capacity and insurance ratings across Edmond. Goodwin said the quarter-cent fire public safety tax will contribute nearly $6,000,000 to next year’s revenues, alongside general fund transfers and miscellaneous…
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