VIDEO: Pennsylvaniaโs long-overdue state budget has been signed, delivering a $7 million service payment to the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire โ a sum that makes up more than half of the departmentโs budget and will fund capital improvements, replace vehicles and pay firefighters.
At Firehouse 2, the wear shows in the battalion chiefโs office, bathrooms and bunk rooms. Officials say even $2 million could go a long way toward sprucing up those spaces and improving day-to-day operations.
โWeโre there for the community and weโre going to continue to be there for the community,โ Fire Chief Brian Enterline said.
He added that the funding will help retain firefighters amid competition from higher-paying departments.
โGoing into next year, being able to fund our firefightersโ salary at a rate that weโre not going to lose them to other departments that may be able to pay more,” Enterline said.
Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, said the boost was personally important following an arson attack this year.
