PUEBLO — Pueblo's Fire Chief Barb Huber says she wants more money to improve safety and response times. Chief Huber is asking Pueblo City Council to add $1 million more to the 2025 budget.
That money would pay for 18 new positions and equipment. Some of the jobs would be for the new fire station on the west side of Pueblo. That station broke ground in June.
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"It's critical to the city coverage to having excellent response times to getting the right number of personnel to, as seen as in the right time frame and for the safety of the firefighters and the community," said Chief Huber.
Pueblo Fire will find out if their request was approved in November.
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