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Staff member seeks three gear dryers in budget to speed firefighter gear turnaround
Summary
A staff member requested three specialized gear dryers—one per station—to shorten the two-to-three day air-drying process for turnout gear so firefighters' primary sets return to service faster; the transcript lists no funding source or formal action.
A staff member said in a budget discussion that "In this year's budget, we are seeking to add three specialized gear dryers, one to each station." The speaker said the department currently air dries turnout gear in the bays, which can take "two to three days to complete," and that each firefighter has two sets of gear.
The staff member said the dryers are intended to get firefighters' primary sets back in service more quickly and to improve safety, adding that they would help by "keeping our firefighters safe when seconds count." The request frames the dryers as a readiness and safety investment aimed at reducing the time a firefighter might be without a primary set of protective equipment.
The transcript does not provide cost estimates, funding sources, or a recorded motion or vote. It also does not identify the speaker by name or the precise agency or department making the request beyond references to firefighters and stations. No follow-up steps or formal actions are recorded in the provided transcript segment.
