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Nottoway County hears fire and EMS budget requests as chiefs warn of aging trucks and staffing shortfalls
Summary
County staff and fire/EMS leaders told the Nottoway County board that rising apparatus prices, long delivery times and volunteer shortages make a proposed $50,000 per‑department decal allocation — and an additional one‑time boost under consideration — central to sustaining emergency response.
County staff and local fire and emergency medical officials urged the Nottoway County board during a budget briefing to help cover mounting equipment and staffing costs, seeking a $50,000 per‑department allocation from decal/reserve funds and asking the board to consider an additional one‑time increase this year.
A county agency official presenting the request said departments have been level‑funded for two years and are now seeking to use decal/reserve money to pay for apparatus replacement. “The fire trucks, replacements,” the agency official stated, describing a recently ordered engine with about a 50‑month delivery window and a large immediate price; the presenter said a deposit reduced the near‑term cost to roughly $1.1 million and that the new apparatus will replace two older vehicles and reduce fleet size.
The request is modest in board terms but significant for the volunteer departments: members and staff walked the board through a per‑department request of $50,000 — five departments would total about $150,000 — and debated whether the county…
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