BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – Brunswick County leaders are proposing new response time standards for all county fire departments, requiring crews to arrive on scene within 14 minutes on 80 percent of their calls.
County Manager Steve Stone presented the first draft of an updated fire agreement in January. He said the response time was modeled after a national standard for volunteer rural fire departments. The proposal comes as the county continues to grow and fire departments face increasing demand.
Stone said some fire chiefs have raised objections to the 14-minute requirement. Volunteer departments cite limited paid staff and traffic issues as factors that could make the standard difficult to meet…