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State reporting change will affect allocation of aid-to-locality funds; commission told to ensure departments upload call data

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Commission · December 12, 2025
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Summary

Supervisor liaison warned the commission that the State Fire Services Board now requires departments to report calls to state systems by Jan. 1 and that aid-to-locality allocations will be based on those reports starting July 1, 2026; departments must sign up and upload data to remain eligible for ATL funding.

Commission members were briefed on a change from the State Fire Services Board that will tie aid-to-locality (ATL) allocations to agency call reporting.

The change, discussed by Speaker 5, requires agencies to have access to the state's reporting platform (e.g., Nearest/ESL/ImageTrend) and to upload call data so the state can calculate each agency's share of ATL funding.…

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