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County EMC flags paperwork gaps, suggests performance-based funding for volunteer fire departments
Summary
Titus County Emergency Management Coordinator Jerry Ward told the commissioners that missing run-sheet documentation and uneven call volumes create liability and recommended moving toward performance- or tiered-based funding for volunteer fire departments; commissioners acknowledged the need for better accountability but took no immediate funding change.
Jerry Ward, Titus County’s Emergency Management Coordinator, told the commissioners court that county support for volunteer fire departments involves a mix of flat monthly payments and per-call stipend reimbursement but that documentation gaps and uneven participation could create liability for the county.
Ward outlined current county support: a base monthly allotment of $1,200 per VFD plus an additional $500 in extended costs (totaling roughly $1,700 per…
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