Somerville Mass FD - 8 am radio check today

heard via wicked local scanner feed

8 am - 'channel 1 portable radio test'

C2
C3
Rescue 1 Portable / Rescue 1
Rescue 1 Alpha
Rescue 1 Bravo
Rescue 1 Charlie
Engine 1 portable
Engine 1 alpha
Engine 1 bravo
Engine 1 charlie
Eng 2 p a b c
Eng 3 p a b c
Eng 4 p a b c
Eng 6 p a b c
Eng 7 p a b c
Tower 1 Portable
Tower 1 alpha
Tower 1 bravo
Tower 1 charlie
Ladder 2 portable
Ladder 2 alpha
Ladder 2 bravo
Ladder 2 charlie
Ladder 3 portable
Ladder 3 alpha
Ladder 3 bravo
Ladder 3 charlie

('p a b c' = abbreviations)

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FY 2020 Somerville budget

police - $16.8 million (M)

police - E911 - $1 M - (maybe this is 10 police dispatchers)

FD - $17 M

Fire Alarm - $1 M - this probably includes 8 dispatchers and 2 mtnce people

Parking - $4.5 M - ????????? - they have 40 fulltime meter maids?

DPW - $28 M

Pensions and Fringe Benefits - $40 M

Schools - $ 76 M

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https://www.somervillema.gov/news/city-seeks-new-fire-station-somerville-ave
- 2014 - somerville plans new fire station - WHATEVER HAPPENED TO
THIS? - no followup articles at city website

https://www.somervillema.gov/staff-contact-directory?page=1 - all city
employees listed apparently - FD listed as "Fire"

https://www.somervillema.gov/sites/default/files/final-fy2020-municipal-appropriations.pdf