Nottoway supervisors hear emergency squad’s plea for roughly $896,000 to sustain 9-1-1 operations

At a work session convened by the Nottoway County Board of Supervisors, leaders of the Nottoway County Emergency Squad described a shift from a volunteer-run service to a largely paid operation and asked the county for a near-term funding package — roughly $896,000 as discussed in the meeting — to maintain ambulance service while a memorandum of understanding and oversight structure are negotiated.

The request matters because the squad said it has cut responses and is currently operating fewer staffed ambulances than in prior years; supervisors and squad leaders framed the funding as a stopgap to avoid service interruptions while the county considers a voter-funded emergency services tax levy and other revenue changes.

David Williams, identified in the meeting as assistant captain of the Nottoway County Emergency Squad, told supervisors the service now employs 31 people and that volunteers have declined over the past decade. “We now have 31 employees on staff who are paid providers,” Williams said. He added that paid personnel need predictable payroll support if the county expects continuous emergency coverage.

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