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Career and volunteer fire representatives tell county officials funding for apparatus and ambulances is insufficient
Summary
Multiple career and volunteer fire officials, including the presidents of the Baltimore County Professional Firefighters Association and the Volunteer Firefighters Association, described years-long underfunding of apparatus replacement and EMS units and urged the county to increase capital and operating support.
Representatives of career and volunteer fire and EMS organizations told County Executive Kathy Klausmeier and County Council staff that Baltimore County's fire and EMS services need significantly more operating and capital funding.
Steve Redmer, president of the Baltimore County Professional Firefighters Association, told the town hall that a 2021 independent review found the county fire department’s operating budget is “significantly less by any measure than its neighboring fire and EMS departments.” He said call volumes have more than doubled in his 24-year career while funding and…
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