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Agency official reports added fire personnel and cautions about costs
Summary
An agency official told the council that the city has added fire personnel and is trying to keep spending economical, saying "it's not cheap to do it," and highlighted efforts to improve service despite budget pressures.
An agency official reported that the city has added personnel to the fire department and emphasized efforts to manage costs. "As y'all know, it's not, it's not cheap to do it," the official said, adding the department has tried to be "as economical as possible, not waste money." The speaker said personnel are certified and trained and that those additions helped operational capacity.
The official framed staffing as part of broader service improvements, noting the department balances local needs with mutual-aid responses to emergencies outside its territory when resources allow. The discussion included references to scoring metrics used to evaluate service (see transcript notes) and a general appeal to the community mission of the department.
