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Cumberland County proposes regional fire/EMS coordinator to expand joint training and grant work
Summary
County staff proposed hiring a regional fire/EMS coordinator, to be hired with input from town fire chiefs, to run joint firefighter/EMT trainings, coordinate purchasing and pursue grants; committee members pressed for measurable deliverables and accountability.
County staff presented a plan to add a regional fire/EMS coordinator position intended to convene town managers and fire chiefs across Cumberland County to coordinate training, joint policy development and grant applications.
Jim McGailey said the draft strategic report and a facilitated planning session showed town managers and fire chiefs "felt as though a regional coordinator, being staffed by the county would be a, the number 1 priority for the region." He told the committee the county would seed the program with professional-services funds (about $55,000 in the executive budget) and…
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