Six local fire chiefs stood together Tuesday before the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, a show of force emphasizing their request that supervisors spend $42 million a year to hire more firefighters, build fire stations and acquire newer fire engines.
“We need to move forward with rescuing our own fire services,” Santa Rosa Fire Chief Tony Gossner.
Supervisors voted enthusiastically for the plan, citing the need to improve safety throughout the county in light of ongoing devastating wildland fires. They also followed the chiefs’ recommendation to look into a possible ½-cent countywide sales tax measure in 2019 to pay for it.