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Four Chester County fire districts present FY2026–27 budget requests, cite staffing and equipment needs
Summary
Representatives from Chester, Lewis, Lando and Fort Lawn fire districts presented FY2026–27 budgets at the April 2 workshop, seeking increased county support to cover salaries, equipment and station maintenance; Fort Lawn’s $396,000 request exceeds its anticipated revenue and county staff said they will revisit the proposal.
Four rural fire districts presented their FY2026–27 budget requests to the Chester County Council at the April 2 workshop, outlining personnel, equipment and station needs tied to steady growth in call volume and service responsibilities.
Sean Nelson, consultant and CPA for the Chester Fire District, said the district will transition from a long‑standing service contract with the City of Chester to independent operations on July 1 when the contract expires. The district adopted a $2.715 million budget for FY2026–27 (about a $50,000 increase…
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