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Supervisors reengage DCEE to implement fire‑service recommendations
Summary
The board voted to reengage the DCEE consultant (Scott Little) to implement prior recommendations aimed at improving efficiency, shared purchasing and training across neighboring municipalities; the state will cover the implementation work.
Chair (S1) said the township reengaged DCEE to follow through on recommendations from an earlier fire‑service study. The aim is to improve efficiency, effectiveness and equity in fire service delivery across two municipalities, while ensuring financial accountability and needs‑based resource allocation.
"The state pays for this on taking those recommendations and following through with what the recommendations, how to implement some of this stuff," the chair said, adding that Scott Little — who led the previous study — will head this round and will work with town and company leadership to produce implementation options such as run‑cards, shared training, and group purchasing.
Supervisors and fire‑company leaders noted that high apparatus costs and shrinking funds make cooperative approaches appealing; the fire company representative said a prebuilt tanker they inspected would cost roughly $500,000 to replace, underscoring the budget pressures that motivate shared planning.
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