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block building will be used. Poling pointed out that the tower would be “dual purpos” in that it will be used to train both fire and rescue personnel. Volunteers will learn how to rescue people from upper stories, will practice carrying fire hoses up and down the stairs and will practice properly placing ladders against the outside walls. There would be no. fire 3. inside JJiftJbuiJding, Poling explained.; Practice with'actual *fre* Mkes b£ce
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Poling said the tower will enhance local training. If the facility isn’t built in Rappahannock, volunteers will have to travel to Fairfax, Winchester or Charlottesville for training, he said.
Under recent state regulations, state funds will no longer be available for small training classes at individual units, Poling added. For example, formerly the Washington department might have been able to get money to train 10 people, he said.
However, Amissville has been a designated regional training center since 1963 and the school there has been chosen for further funding, Poling reported.
The association’s legal agent, Hubert Gilky, explained that Rappahannock had been awarded a $5,000 grant to start construction on the tower. If the association is unable to obtain zoning approval, it will lose the funding and use of trained instructors for the school at Amissville.
The money will go to some other county’s association if Rappahannock can’t use it, Poling added. If it remains unused by June 15, it will return to the state’s general fund, he said.
Gilky asked that the special use permit be valid for at least two years. It will take longer than a year (the
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