The additional engine restores coverage in parts of the city that were left without an engine after budget cuts last year.
In October 2025, the city eliminated one of its five fire engines, as Lawlor said it dealt with budget constraints and a deficit.
More recently, the engine at Station 39 was eliminated, which is in the Empire Ranch neighborhood — one of the areas at greatest risk of a wildland fire.
Now, the department has found a way to restore the engine without adding to the city's costs by changing the type of personnel that operate its three ambulances.
But EMTs cannot provide advanced life support care to patients, like starting an IV or administering prescription drugs.
The staffing change allows firefighters who were on ambulances to be placed back on an engine and ultimately saves the city more than $46,000 a year.
The Folsom City Council unanimously approved the staffing change last month.
The fire department says the new paramedics and EMTs will also be given promotion opportunities to become firefighters in the future as new positions open up.
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