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Depoe Bay committee backs $200,000 recommendation for fire district support after chief outlines rising costs
Summary
Depoe Bay Fire Chief Tom Jackson described rising apparatus and personnel costs and increased call volumes; the budget committee voted to recommend raising city support from a $175,000 placeholder to $200,000 for the Depoe Bay Fire District.
Tom Jackson, identified himself as fire chief of the Depoe Bay Fire District, told the committee the district faces rising personnel and equipment costs, longer apparatus lead times and growing call volumes (from roughly 800–900 annual calls to near 1,400 over five years). He said the requested $175,000 would support an employee and related costs but that long-term pressures remain.
After discussion about what the $175,000 represented, a motion was made to raise the city contribution to $200,000 and seconded; the committee voted and members said "aye." Chief Jackson emphasized supply-chain delays and the higher cost of apparatus, telling the committee that fire engines and support vehicles now cost in the seven figures and that lead times for ordered equipment can be three to four years.
