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Pasadena fire chief lays out 10‑year plan: new engines, ambulances and a possible parcel tax to fund $100M+ of upgrades
Summary
Fire Chief Chad Augustine presented a plan to add apparatus and staffing—targeting an additional suppression company, two ambulances (moving toward eight daily), a third ladder truck and a ninth station—and estimated infrastructure and personnel costs exceeding $200 million over 10 years, prompting mention of a parcel tax to fund capital and ongoing needs.
Fire Chief Chad Augustine told residents that Pasadena’s call volume has grown substantially while station infrastructure and daily staffing have not kept pace, and presented a phased 10‑year plan to close service gaps.
Augustine said Pasadena currently operates eight fire stations and noted that several are functionally obsolete; he described a short‑term staffing win (the recent addition of a second daily battalion chief), mid‑range goals to…
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