Montgomery County volunteer fire department at risk of closing due to budget cuts

The Hyattstown volunteer fire station, with almost a century of service, faces the loss of its professional staff. According to Eric N. Bernard, director of the Montgomery Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association, this measure could double the emergency response times, currently estimated at six minutes. Jeff Gross, the station’s head with more than 32 years of experience, described the situation as “demoralizing” and alerted to the impact that it …

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Hyattstown Volunteer Fire Dept. faces staffing crisis

They help the public, but they’re now asking the public to help them. A Montgomery County Council budget vote Wednesday could result in the Hyattstown Volunteer Fire Department having less staff and longer response times. “We have a petition out, we’ve got over the weekend we had about 200 people that have signed the petition, we need emails sent to the county council and on Wednesday we need people to show up at the council and express their ne…

Montgomery County volunteer fire department at risk of closing due to budget cuts

A Montgomery County volunteer fire department is sounding the alarm, saying cuts to their station could cause them to shut down and leave the community vulnerable.