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Fire chief outlines FY2027 staffing, ambulance revenue and health-screening proposals
Summary
Fire Chief Bridal Driscoll told the council the department handled about 7,338 responses last year and is proposing overtime and personnel investments in FY2027, including four added firefighters tied to expanded Rollinsford ambulance response and funding for occupational health screening (NFPA-style physicals and cancer screening).
Fire Chief Bridal Driscoll presented the Dover Fire & Rescue FY2027 budget at the March 4 workshop, detailing operations, call volume and proposed personnel and equipment spending.
Driscoll said the department operates from three stations with 17 on-shift personnel per day, and reported 7,338 total responses last year — roughly 20 calls per day — including 4,910 emergency medical service calls and 107 fire calls. She said the service has seen a leveling of incident volume after a COVID-linked dip and now projects the same…
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