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Dade County amends Sand Mountain fire agreement; chiefs urge countywide recruitment incentives
Summary
The Board approved amendments to the Sand Mountain Fire Protection Services agreement — increasing monthly compensation to $4,000 and aligning renewal terms — after Mark Gibson and other chiefs described recruiting challenges for volunteer firefighters and proposed small incentives to boost recruitment.
Dade County commissioners approved an amended agreement with Sand Mountain Fire Protection Services April 2, raising the monthly compensation in the agreement from $2,000 to $4,000 and revising termination and renewal language to match other county fire agreements.
Mark Gibson, identified at the meeting as the chief of the area, told the board the consolidation of New Home and Davis under Sand Mountain reduces duplicative reporting and simplifies…
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