The local city and county governments have been releasing their proposed budgets for FY19. Here are some highlights, from around the area…<\/p>\n
Raleigh –\u00a0<\/strong>Web Site<\/a><\/p>\n No added positions Absent is Station 3 or Station 30. Included is $22M for police training center.<\/p>\n Apex –\u00a0<\/strong>Web Site<\/a><\/p>\n Aerial for Station 5, $12M And some CIP notes of note. New Ladder 3 in FY21, Station 6 in FY20, FY21, new Ladder 4 in FY22, Admin building in FY21, etc.\u00a0<\/p>\n Cary –\u00a0<\/strong>Web Site<\/a><\/p>\n Two aerial ladders, replacing two 2003 models – $2,750,000 Fuquay-Varina –\u00a0<\/strong>Web Site<\/a><\/p>\n Four full-time personnel added (FFs?) And CIP note of note. Station 4 mentioned as project for FY20, FY21.<\/p>\n Holly Springs –\u00a0<\/strong>Web Site<\/a><\/p>\n Three Fire Engineers, one Asst. Fire Chief (Fire Marshal?)<\/p>\n Requested but not approved\/recommended, new ladder truck.<\/p>\n Morrisville –\u00a0<\/strong>Web Site<\/a><\/p>\n Pending<\/p>\n Zebulon –\u00a0<\/strong>Web Site<\/p>\n Replace Ladder 95 Wake County –\u00a0<\/strong>Web Site<\/a><\/p>\n Fire Services<\/p>\n No added positions for Fire Services EMS<\/p>\n Add two 12-hour ambulance units Durham –\u00a0<\/strong>Web Site<\/a><\/p>\n Adding 70 (!) positions, 53 FF and two civilian positions transferred from Durham County Fire-Rescue, which merges with the city on July 1.<\/p>\n Plus 15 FF positions, drum roll, for a heavy rescue to be stationed downtown at Station 1.<\/p>\n Durham County –\u00a0<\/strong>Web Site<\/a><\/p>\n Five new ambulances
\nNew aerial ladder
\nNew pumper
\nFunding for long-term staffing study
\nFunding for driver-operator course planning ($200,000)
\nStation 1 project funding, continued ($15.6M)<\/p>\n
\nStation 1 renovation, $1.6M<\/p>\n
\nHire 12 firefighters in January 2019, to staff a ladder company for western Cary<\/p>\n
\nLadder truck, $900,000<\/p>\n
\nReplace Engine 91
\nStart multi-year process to relocate and build a bigger fire station<\/p>\n
\n$1.3M for fire apparatus and vehicles
\n$3.9M for construction of Wendell Falls fire\/EMS station
\nAdditional funding for staffing at five fire tax district-serving FDs<\/p>\n
\nAdding 13 FTE positions<\/p>\n
\nOne new community paramedic position<\/p>\n