On April 9, Fountain Hills Times Independent published the article, “Fountain Hills Town Council defers fire department budget plan.”
As stated, “Fountain Hills Fire Chief Dave Ott has outlined a plan to upgrade his staff to support an application to have the department participate in the regional automatic aid program. However, in a budget workshop on April 8, the town council deferred the required budget increases until January 2026 to offset some of the impact on the budget year that begins July 1, 2025.”
Automatic aid is a shared response system across Maricopa County communities in which the closest unit responds, reducing critical response times.
