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Sevier County committee approves merger with Northview/Kodak VFD, authorizes 18 firefighters
Summary
The Emergency Services Committee approved merging the Northview/Kodak Volunteer Fire Department into county fire/rescue, authorized hiring 18 firefighters and three battalion chiefs, and agreed to amend the 2026–2027 proposed budget and forward it to the full Board of Commissioners.
The Sevier County Emergency Services Committee voted June 16 to approve a merger with the Northview/Kodak Volunteer Fire Department (NVKVFD) and to adjust staffing and the county budget accordingly. Commissioner Mike Hillard made the motion detailing asset transfer and staffing that was seconded by Commissioner Aaron Foster and passed unanimously.
Chief David Puckett and Commissioner Bryan Delius updated the Committee on NVKVFD's status and recommended consolidation. Commissioner Hillard's motion, recorded in the meeting minutes, asked the Committee to "approve the merger with NVKVFD, including all assets and for NVKVFD to pay any/all debts; to approve the hiring of 18 firefighters including 3 3-person crews at New Center and 3 3-person crews at NVKVFD and 3 Battalion Chiefs at NVKVFD which would amend the 2026-2027 proposed budget and send to Board of Commissioners." The Committee voted in favor; the motion will amend the budget and the amendment will be sent to the full Board of Commissioners for consideration.
The staffing plan described in the motion specifies hiring 18 firefighters organized as three 3-person crews at New Center and three 3-person crews at NVKVFD, plus three Battalion Chiefs assigned at NVKVFD. The motion also requires NVKVFD to assume responsibility for any debts as part of the asset transfer. The Committee did not record individual roll-call votes in the transcript, but the minutes state the motion "passed unanimously."
