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Fire chiefs seek county role in funding as commissioners launch study of new models
Summary
Brunswick County fire chiefs and volunteer departments urged immediate support; county manager presented a timetable for studying funding models, districts and possible tax options with final recommendation aimed for the January retreat.
Fire chiefs and volunteers pressed the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners on July 21 for clearer, near‑term funding to address understaffing and increasing call volumes, and county staff presented a schedule to study alternate funding models.
Charles Drew, president of the Brunswick County Fire Chiefs Association and Southport Fire Department chief, asked to be included in county deliberations on funding. “A collaborative effort of nonprofit departments, municipal departments with the mayors, the county commissioners, and the citizens of this county will be needed to bring about a successful change to the funding mechanism for Brunswick County,” Drew said at public comment.
Several volunteer chiefs and department representatives were present…
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