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County recommends new division chief for Fire/EMS training and wildfire prevention; town flags recurring cost
Summary
County leaders recommended funding a new division chief position to consolidate training and wildfire prevention efforts; the town government expressed concern about adding recurring FTEs in the current budget and asked for more time to consider the long-term fiscal impact.
County staff recommended adding a division chief responsible for training and wildfire prevention in the Fire/EMS budget for FY27, telling joint boards the role would consolidate wildfire responsibilities, expand training for more than 100 personnel and support revenue-generating training for partner agencies.
"This position would consolidate the wildfire program responsibilities that are currently covered across multiple people into one point of responsibility for wildfire…
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