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State deadlines push departments to complete fire reporting and EV training
Summary
Commissioners and staff warned Montgomery County fire agencies about new state requirements: annual fire reporting tied to aid-to-localities funding and an electric-vehicle training mandate, and said they will seek clarification from the state.
Montgomery County fire officials heard that two recent state requirements could affect local funding and training schedules.
Mike (county staff) told the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Commission that a bill passed at the state level requires a fire report for every call and that failure to submit reports could jeopardize a locality’s aid-to-localities funding. He said, “effective July first of 20 26, you have to complete a fire report for every single call that you run,” and that Chief Hanks planned to seek additional clarification in Richmond…
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