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Volunteer Fire Departments

New Hanover County Commissioners vote unanimously to merge firefighters

Submitted by Nadine Maeser on Wed, 09/08/2010 - 10:32am.READ MORE:
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Tuesday's county commissioner meeting means it's the end for some volunteer firefighters. Others are about to enter into a new chapter in their line of service. Some volunteer firefighters say despite volunteering for decades, they're going to throw in their hat after the county voted to merge volunteer and county firefighters. Full story...
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UPDATE: County Manager on proposal to take over volunteer fire departments

Submitted by Joe Mauceri on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 2:16pm.READ MORE:
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video New Hanover County has eight fire departments. Four are run by the county. Four are run by volunteer organizations. Now the county will consider taking control of all eight departments. Full story...
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