Friendly Fire Chief urges Newberry County to fund master plan, coordinator and paid staff to shore up volunteers Joe Palmer presented an assessment showing 264 volunteer firefighters and long apparatus response times for structural fires; he urged a county fire coordinator, a training officer, a master plan and possible millage (estimated 5–9 mills) to address staffing and equipment shortfalls.

Newberry County's volunteer fire services are in jeopardy, with alarming response times and staffing gaps that could put lives at risk—Joe Palmer has a bold plan to fix it.

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