Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Lafayette Fire Department runs 14 stations and roughly 285 personnel, serving as the parish hub for six other fire departments and the region's lead agency for hazardous material response and search-and-rescue coordination.

Under new leadership, the department took its training budget from $75,000 to $300,000 in a single year, alongside pay increases and new apparatus. Firefighter health measures now include two sets of gear per person, decon buckets on every engine, and cancer screenings built into annual physicals.

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