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Residents and firefighters urge council to reconsider single-person daytime staffing at volunteer stations
Summary
Public commenters warned that a planned policy to station a single full-time firefighter at volunteer stations during daytime hours, set to take effect in early March, risks safety, may conflict with OSHA and county safety manuals, and has already prompted resignations, a speaker said.
During public comment on Feb. 17, Larry Richards urged the Oconee County Council to pause a planned policy change that would station a full-time firefighter alone at volunteer stations during day-shift hours. "When a call comes in ... they're going to get in that truck and they're going to drive [to] the location and they're going to wait until other volunteers or other full…
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