Dozens of firefighters, EMTs could face layoffs as county considers fate of Rockville-Springdale fire district

  • Source: St George News
  • Published: 02/17/2018 09:52 PM

A number of residents of communities in the Zion corridor and employees of the area’s fire agency are concerned about what effect a proposed plan may have on emergency services as personnel face possible job losses. After nixing a 2018 budget proposal for the Rockville-Springdale Fire Protection District that would have levied a massive property tax increase, the Washington County Commission is considering replacing the district’s current employees with contracted personnel from a different fire agency in order to reduce costs. The proposed plan would utilize two on-site, full-time employees cross-trained in firefighting and EMS from the Hurricane Valley Fire Special Service District in plac



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