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Rosemount council accepts fire staffing master plan, sets phased hiring and station upgrades
Summary
After a consultant’s review, the council accepted a fire staffing master plan that recommends a blended career/volunteer model, phased hires up to 18 full‑time firefighters, and station remodels to support 24/7 staffing. Staff signaled pursuit of federal SAFER grant funding.
Rosemount accepted a fire staffing master plan on April 7 that lays out a multi‑year approach to strengthen emergency response as the city grows.
The CityGate study presented to the council found Rosemount’s current paid‑on‑call model yields delayed multiple‑unit response times—roughly 19 minutes for aggregated crews in some areas—and recommended a phased transition to a blended staffing model with additional career personnel and modest station remodels. Consultant Stuart Garry told the council that the city’s two existing stations reach much of the population quickly but that unstaffed…
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