2027 Fire Budget Requests

At a glance

  • What: The Fire Department's requests for the FY27 city budget, about $2.8 million across eight programs.
  • Where it stands: Presented to the ad hoc budget committee on 2026-09-16. Committee members had no questions and no votes were taken.
  • Next: Committee recommendations and the council budget process; see 2027 General Fund Budget Outlook.

Details

  • Health and wellness (about $167,000) centers on a protective-equipment box truck and fitness equipment.
  • Emergency management buildout (about $218,000) adds a specialist and two trailers, one a shelter trailer for up to 50 people.
  • Fire marshal buildout (about $415,000) adds two assistant fire marshals.
  • Seven firefighter positions (about $900,000) would staff a squad unit for the peninsula; the department applied for a federal staffing grant, with the city paying 25% in years one and two, 65% in year three and all of it after that.
  • A mobile training unit (about $48,000), a records management coordinator ($81,000), an HR clerk and two supervisory reclassifications, and a special operations buildout (about $575,000) with a one-time $1,000 bonus and a battalion chief position.

Sources

Log

2026-09-16 - Ad Hoc Budget Advisory Committee

  • Fire presented about $2.8 million in FY27 requests across eight programs; no questions from members and no votes.