Fire Rescue public safety expansion staffing
Summary
Fire Rescue wants 35 new positions this year — 30 to staff the Beachwalk station and five for logistics, training and EMS billing — pushing the department toward 600 employees, a 25 percent increase. Officials also discussed setting aside $4–5 million for hurricane activation costs.
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Last discussed May 11, 2026.
Impact analysis
Fire Rescue's five combined budgets total about $123.7 million, with 23 of the 30 Beachwalk firefighter positions paid from the fire district's property-tax-funded budget.
Everyone in unincorporated St. Johns County gets faster fire and EMS response as new stations come online — the county already leads the state in cardiac arrest survival.
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