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Committee forwards volunteer pay increase, accepts $11,800 Enbridge grant for fire equipment
Summary
The committee moved a volunteer pay increase request to the budget with a favorable recommendation and heard that the fire department will receive $11,800 from Enbridge for radios, gas-detection meters and hydrant valves; rescue reported a separate $52,100 grant for gear.
The First Response Services Committee voted to forward a request to raise volunteer emergency responder pay to the county budget with a favorable recommendation and heard updates on recent grants for equipment and training.
A fire department representative asked the committee to consider increasing volunteer pay from $30 per call to $50 per call, noting the rate has not changed since February 2016: “I ask you to consider, raising the…
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