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Board approves ordinance offering tax credits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance personnel
Summary
Supervisors approved Ordinance 218-2025 to create township tax credits for qualified volunteer firefighters and ambulance personnel, including a real-estate tax credit and an earned-income tax credit; the ordinance passed by voice vote after a short public hearing.
West Vincent Township supervisors voted to adopt Ordinance 218-2025, which establishes tax credits intended as incentives for qualified volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance personnel who reside in the township.
At a brief public hearing, staff explained the ordinance provides a township property-tax credit and an earned-income tax credit for qualifying volunteers. As described at the hearing, eligible volunteers may receive up to a 100% township real-estate tax credit up to a stated cap and an earned-income tax credit up to $250; staff said an internal process will determine qualification and documentation requirements.
No members of the public opposed the ordinance during the hearing; supervisors moved and approved the ordinance by voice vote.
The board discussed the measure as part of broader efforts to support volunteer emergency services, which township staff and volunteer organizations say face recruitment and funding challenges. The credit is intended to reduce cost barriers for residents who serve as volunteers and thereby strengthen local emergency response capacity.
Next steps: staff will publish the ordinance details and implement the qualification process so volunteers can apply under the new program.
