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J.B. Carter of Amissville mentioned incentives used in other jurisdictions to attract and retain volunteers. He noted that some use tax exemptions on vehicles, some have created a "pot of money" distributed annually to volunteers through a point system, some give real estate tax breaks, and that Prince William County outfitted each volunteer fire and rescue company with day rooms and bunks.
Richie Burke spoke of the criticality need for volunteers and of the potential for retirees in the County to volunteer for administrative duties at the various companies.
Supervisor Bob Anderson spoke of the need to "get the word out to the community," and clarified that there is no training requirement for administrative volunteers.
The representatives and the Board discussed the cost of paid fire and rescue staff and of the probability that, ultimately, Rappahannock County would have to make the transition from volunteers to paid personnel. Mr. Carter said that the starting salary for
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