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Statesboro council approves mutual-aid agreements; ends automatic aid with county under new fire district arrangements

5111795 · July 1, 2025
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Council approved a mutual aid agreement with neighboring fire districts and discussed ending automatic aid as Bullock County assumes fire district responsibilities; staff and chiefs clarified mutual aid is requested assistance while automatic aid triggers immediate response.

Statesboro City Council approved a mutual-aid agreement with neighboring jurisdictions and discussed changes to automatic-aid arrangements after the creation of a local fire district. City staff and fire chiefs explained the operational difference between mutual aid and automatic aid and said the county now bears primary responsibility for some district responses.

A city presenter said Bullock County is…

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