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Supervisors and emergency services debate part‑time firefighters and cross‑training of EMS staff
Summary
Board members and public‑safety leaders discussed adding part‑time firefighting positions, cross‑training EMS staff to assist with fire response, equipment and pay-tier costs, and operational risks such as tied‑up EMS units and carcinogen exposure during structural firefighting.
Fluvanna County supervisors and public‑safety leaders spent a significant portion of their meeting discussing approaches to close daytime coverage gaps for fire response, including hiring part‑time firefighters and cross‑training ambulance personnel to support fire calls.
Assistant Chief (self‑identified at the meeting) urged that part‑time positions would help supplement daytime coverage and that local volunteer and paid staffing patterns mean "we're gonna have issues sooner or later in the daytime" if no supplementation occurs. The assistant chief asked the board to…
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