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Volunteer fire chiefs seek a $2,500 property-tax rebate for active volunteers; EMS asks for higher base call and retention support
Summary
Volunteer fire chiefs and the county's volunteer fire association presented a recruitment and retention plan that includes a property-tax rebate of roughly $2,500 for qualifying volunteer property owners (estimated $590k-$600k total cost) tied to LOSAP active-year criteria; EMS leaders asked commissioners to increase base-call reimbursement and FTE support.
Leaders of Worcester County's volunteer fire service and EMS asked commissioners on April 14 for new county measures to recruit and retain personnel, including a county-level property-tax rebate and higher per-call and personnel funding for EMS.
Dave Fitzgerald, vice president of the Worcester County Volunteer Fire Association, presented a package of funding requests assembled with chiefs and presidents from the county's companies. The association asked the county to maintain existing training and physical-health funds and to increase payments for smaller…
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