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Committee recognizes $689,655 NextGen 911 grant, carries over EMS funds and removes sunset on EMS positions; Fire Bureau reports spike in structure fires
Summary
The Public Safety Committee recognized a $689,655 Emergency Services IP Network (NextGen 911) grant, approved carrying over $343,305.20 in EMS Support grant funds to the 2026 budget, and removed a sunset on EMS positions; the Fire Bureau reported 20 fires through February, with about half of structure fires lacking working smoke detectors.
Washington County Public Safety Director Glen Gosnell asked the committee on March 3 to recognize two grant items and a staffing pattern change tied to EMS operations. The committee moved to recognize an Emergency Services IP Network (NextGen 911) grant for $689,655 and to forward the item to the Finance Committee. It also approved carrying over $343,305.20 in unspent EMS Support grant funds to the 2026 budget; Gosnell…
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