Ann Arbor Adds Firefighters, Orders Truck
The Ann Arbor city council has authorized a revision to its FY 2013 budget that will allow for staffing of three additional firefighters for the next two years, bringing the budgeted staffing level for firefighters from 82 to 85. The positions will be funded with a $642,294 federal grant through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER), which was announced earlier this year on May 30, 2012. The vote to accept the grant and amend the budget was taken at the council’s Aug. 9 meeting.
According to fire chief Chuck Hubbard, the city currently has three vacancies, or 79 firefighters on staff.
The $321,000 from the SAFER grant for each of the next two years will be allocated for three … [Full Story]