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Residents urge stronger fire staffing; commissioners praise emergency response during winter storms
Summary
A resident urged increased manpower for unincorporated fire departments after recent fires, and commissioners and staff praised county emergency-management response to the recent winter storm while discussing generator fuel and resilience planning.
A resident told the Gaston County Board of Commissioners Jan. 27 that limited staffing among unincorporated fire departments has hindered response to recent fires and can cost lives, prompting discussion of broader emergency-management planning by county leaders.
Joshua Brown of 1149 Knowles Drive recounted three December incidents in which limited staffing and equipment slowed response: a trailer fire on Dec. 3 where rescuers lacked manpower to extricate a resident, a Dec. 29…
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