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Appomattox volunteer fire chief asks board to forgive loan in exchange for donating ladder truck; board authorizes state PPE grant acceptance
Summary
Fire Chief Jonathan Garrett updated the board on a $14,000 Virginia Department of Fire Programs grant for turnout gear and requested the board consider forgiving some or all of a county loan if the department donates its current ladder truck to Concord Volunteer Fire Department.
Jonathan Garrett, fire chief for Appomattox Volunteer Fire Department, told the board the department was awarded a $14,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Fire Programs to replace aging personal protective equipment (PPE). Garrett said the grant is pass‑through state money that does not require a local match and would fund roughly four sets of turnout gear, which must be replaced every ten years.
Separately, Garrett updated the board on delivery and training for a…
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