Stackhouse tells CHSJ News the department has been subjected to review after review.
He says public feedback has been clear that fire protection is a top priority for citizens.
The fire department is expected to lose a truck and 8 to 24 fire fighters after budget cuts in the 2012 budget.
He says fire departments in other cities have been growing over the past few years while ours have been getting more responsibility along with shrinking budgets.
