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Board hears debate over Chester Gap staffing agreement, county funding split and proposal to shift staffing in‑house
Summary
County staff updated supervisors on the Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department staffing agreement, call distribution and costs, and chiefs and the county’s fire chief debated whether Warren County should increase contractor pay, keep the current agreement or reallocate funds to hire county staff at Station 1.
County staff told the Board the Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department serves a roughly 16.1‑square‑mile first‑due area with about 800 addresses and an estimated 2,100 residents and that funding follows a February 2016 automatic‑aid and financial agreement that guarantees a minimum contribution not to fall below $39,500.
Jerry (county staff) said Warren County’s current annual contribution for Chester Gap’s service area is $44,698. He said the current staffing program cost is $170,215 and noted the county reimburses Rappahannock County for 60% of workers’ compensation for staff placed under the agreement (last year about $7,989), producing a combined figure the packet listed as $222,902.
County staff traced the staffing arrangement’s origin to February 2020, when Chester Gap, Warren County and Rappahannock County used CARES Act funds to support temporary staffing after volunteer availability fell during the COVID‑19 pandemic; in February 2022 the…
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