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Amelia County moves to expand career Fire & EMS staffing; $311,000 CIP transfer approved
Summary
County emergency-management staff presented a plan to add three career 24‑hour crews (18 full‑time staff) to boost EMS coverage; supervisors approved a $311,000 transfer from a radio CIP to fund start‑up gear and an ambulance payment and directed phased hiring beginning this fall.
Emergency-management staff presented a staffing plan July 16 asking the Amelia County Board of Supervisors to move from a largely contracted model to a hybrid career-and-volunteer model aimed at reducing response times and increasing weekly coverage.
"To do this, it would require 18 new staff," said Emerson, the presenter, describing a model of three 24‑hour platoons with six people on duty each day supplemented by volunteers and part‑time…
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