County Supervisors approve $5 million for firefighting

SAN DIEGO – A budget proposal requesting $5 million to implement recommendations of the San Diego County Regional Fire Deployment Study received full support from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors June 29.

The study offered suggestions on how to improve regional fire services. The proposal, submitted by chairwoman Pam Slater-Price and vice chairman Bill Horn, directs the chief administrative officer to determine the most appropriate use of the funds to improve fire protection based on the Citygate Associates report commissioned by the board in April 2009. The $5 million in funds...