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Fire chief asks council to fund six firefighters to begin phased shift change tied to SAFER grant
Summary
The fire chief requested six firefighter positions (first‑year half‑year cost cited at about $59,000) as the start of a four‑year phased move from a 24/48 to a 24/72 shift schedule, contingent on a FEMA SAFER grant that would cover 75% of the positions in the first two years; capital needs including station repairs and a rebid burn‑building were also detailed.
Hopewell’s fire chief presented the department’s FY27 budget request and asked council to fund six firefighter positions as an initial phase of a four‑year plan to change shift scheduling and reduce annual shift counts per employee.
The chief described operational challenges the department faces — frequent EMS call volume, apparatus cross‑staffing and daytime/nighttime call pressure — and said the request is intended both to keep a new ladder truck reliably in…
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