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Stephens City council backs unified career-and-volunteer fire and rescue system
Summary
On March 5, 2019, Stephens City Town Council unanimously approved a resolution urging support and increased funding for a combined career-and-volunteer fire and rescue system; the public-safety committee framed the move as a regional effort already approved by Middletown.
Stephens City—On March 5, 2019, the Stephens City Town Council voted to adopt a resolution endorsing a unified combination career-and-volunteer fire and rescue system.
Vice Mayor Jason Nauman, who chairs the town's Public Safety Committee, presented the resolution and said the committee intends for participating towns to commit to increased support and funding for both the volunteer and career components of their emergency-response systems. Councilwoman Regina Swygert-Smith moved to approve the resolution; the motion carried with recorded aye votes from Mayor Michael Diaz and the six council members present.
The resolution endorses a combination system as a framework for joint staffing and funding; the minutes note the same resolution was also passed by the Town of Middletown. Supporters said the measure is intended to strengthen coordination and sustain volunteer and career responders alike. No public comments were recorded at the meeting.
The council did not specify funding amounts or an implementation timeline during the meeting. The resolution as recorded directs continued committee-level coordination among the towns. The council took no further formal action during the session.
