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Fire chief reports $600,000 budget increase, training facility at half complete
Summary
Fire Chief Powell described staffing increases, a 50%‑complete training facility and a proposed budget rise to about $9.9 million driven by a planned pay increase and higher insurance costs; several capital items were requested.
Fire Chief Powell told council the Greenville Fire Department’s budget would rise from roughly $9.3 million to about $9.9 million next year, driven primarily by a proposed 5% pay increase and higher health‑insurance costs. "This next year coming up, we... a total basically, a total increase of $600,000," Powell said, and said the department added three firefighter positions to ensure four‑person ladder‑truck staffing.
Powell reviewed capital requests funded through TIFMAS deployments (a multipurpose utility vehicle, intermodal container, SCBAs and a tractor) and discussed backup generators for the new training facility, saying initial estimates had risen and staff is seeking lower vendor quotes. He also said the new training facility and emergency operations center is about 50% complete and hoped to occupy it by fall.
