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Ocean Pines volunteers, fire leadership present apparatus and capital request; Southside station funding remains a separate referendum issue
Summary
Fire department representatives summarized operations, volunteer hours and capital needs, including breathing apparatus and apparatus-replacement funding; the committee was reminded that the Southside station remains subject to a referendum and is not funded in this budget.
Representatives of the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department presented operational highlights and capital needs to the Budget & Finance Committee, including apparatus replacement funding and requests for breathing-air packs and EMS tablet upgrades.
Fire department speakers said volunteers contributed more than 3,800 hours responding to 335 fire calls in the prior year and roughly 2,125 EMS calls.…
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