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Red Lick volunteer firefighters thank Madison County for $20,000 grant, warn aging apparatus need replacement
Summary
Red Lick Volunteer Fire Department treasurer Elliot Stoddard told the Madison County Fiscal Court the county's $20,000 annual grant accounted for more than 40% of the department's budget last year and described rising call volume, training innovations and aging engines that are increasingly costly to maintain.
Madison County Fiscal Court — Nov. 25, 2025 — Elliot Stoddard, treasurer for the Red Lick Volunteer Fire Department, told the fiscal court the county’s $20,000 annual grant “allows us to operate,” and that last fiscal year the county grant made up “over 40% of our budget.” Stoddard, a volunteer firefighter and web developer by trade, described the department’s workload and needs, saying the district (covering about 1,800 addresses in southeastern Madison County) responded to 98 calls last year and 131 so far this year, including…
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