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Volunteer fire departments urge higher per-department funding, outline insurance and training costs
Summary
Leaders of volunteer fire departments serving Brazos County precincts told the court the longstanding $29,000 per-department allocation no longer covers insurance premiums, training, personal protective equipment and radios; they asked commissioners to consider increasing the allotment to $35,000–$39,000.
Representatives of Brazos County volunteer fire departments asked the Commissioners Court to increase the county allocation to each volunteer department, saying the current $29,000 per-department payment—unchanged for more than 20 years—does not cover rising insurance, training and equipment costs.
"We appreciate the $29,000 that y'all have given each department in the past," Joe Don Moore of Precinct 4 Volunteer Fire Department told the court.…
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