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Council dissolves rural fire board, creates Chester County Fire Service Board after debate with volunteer chiefs
Summary
After public comment from long-serving volunteer firefighters and meetings with chiefs, the council approved third reading of an ordinance dissolving the Chester County Rural Fire Board and creating a new Fire Service Board to govern county fire services.
Chester County Council approved the third reading of an ordinance to dissolve the Chester County Rural Fire Board and create a Chester County Fire Service Board, concluding several months of discussion with volunteer fire departments and fire chiefs.
Longtime Westchester Fire Department chief Andrew Martin, who described more than five decades of service and asked the council to proceed cautiously, urged the…
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