Revenue constraints resulting in slower response times are making Clark County Fire and Rescue look at options to pick staff numbers back up with a ballot measure raising the fire levy likely in August, a press release from the department stated.
CCF&R had 11 fewer firefighters in 2016 as a result of lost revenue after losing a bid for a service contract with Battle Ground, the release stated, leading to $2.4 million less in funding for that year.
The lack of firefighters meant that the district’s Station 22, also known as the Charter Oak station, was no longer staffed. The most notable effect of the drop in staffing was slower response times, the release stated.