Aerial Fire Truck Resolution
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 6:46 pm
Dear Colleagues,
I am excited to share with you a drafted resolution I have authored that could make a significant impact on our community's safety and well-being. As some of you may know, I have been working closely with the Austin Fire Association and other stakeholders to identify critical needs in our fire department.
One of the most pressing needs we have identified is the need for additional aerial fire trucks and staffing for those trucks. By adding more aerial fire trucks and staffing them properly, we can significantly enhance our community's safety and reduce the risk of devastating fires. This investment will also help our fire department respond more quickly and effectively to emergency situations, which could save lives and prevent property damage.
I invite all of you to review the drafted resolution, which can be found at http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 175407.pdf.
If you share my belief that this is an essential investment for our community, I encourage you to join me as a co-sponsor of this resolution and offer additional suggested language on this message board post.
Our goal is to have this item on either the March 23, 2023, agenda, or the April 13, 2023 meeting and we must act to meet the deadline for the agenda office. Please indicate your support for this critical initiative in this forum before March 8, 2023. I wanted to start the discussion now and invite co-sponsors so that we can ensure we have the most robust direction for the interim city manager available.
I would like to thank Council Member Fuentes for co-sponsoring this item with me.
Thank you for your consideration, and I look forward to working with you to make our community safer and stronger.
Best regards,
-mk
I am excited to share with you a drafted resolution I have authored that could make a significant impact on our community's safety and well-being. As some of you may know, I have been working closely with the Austin Fire Association and other stakeholders to identify critical needs in our fire department.
One of the most pressing needs we have identified is the need for additional aerial fire trucks and staffing for those trucks. By adding more aerial fire trucks and staffing them properly, we can significantly enhance our community's safety and reduce the risk of devastating fires. This investment will also help our fire department respond more quickly and effectively to emergency situations, which could save lives and prevent property damage.
I invite all of you to review the drafted resolution, which can be found at http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 175407.pdf.
If you share my belief that this is an essential investment for our community, I encourage you to join me as a co-sponsor of this resolution and offer additional suggested language on this message board post.
Our goal is to have this item on either the March 23, 2023, agenda, or the April 13, 2023 meeting and we must act to meet the deadline for the agenda office. Please indicate your support for this critical initiative in this forum before March 8, 2023. I wanted to start the discussion now and invite co-sponsors so that we can ensure we have the most robust direction for the interim city manager available.
I would like to thank Council Member Fuentes for co-sponsoring this item with me.
Thank you for your consideration, and I look forward to working with you to make our community safer and stronger.
Best regards,
-mk