Despite being safe from a citywide 5 percent spending cut, Portland’s fire chief says the fire bureau is still staring down an $11 million budget shortfall. As a result, Portland Street Response could lose a third of its already constrained budget. During a budget workshop last Tuesday, Portland Fire Chief Ryan Gillespie said Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) expects to overspend its roughly $175 million budget by about $11 million in the 2024-25 fiscal year,.
Portland Fire Chief Ryan Gillespie is joining other elected officials, including Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran and City Commissioner Rene Gonzale
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