A surprising turn of events when it comes to the idea of sharing a fire chief with three different agencies. Officials from the Grass Valley and Nevada City Fire Departments, and the Nevada County Consolidated Fire District met last week to hear a proposal, but last night at Nevada County Consolidated’s Board Meeting, members decided last night to go ahead and appoint their own new chief…
Board Chair Warren Knox says they took a look at some of the costs associated with the three-agency proposal, and one of the problems they have is overtime costs. They currently help Nevada City Fire staff it’s station…
Knox says that’s not Nevada City’s or anyone else’s fault…
Knox says Grass Valley and Nevada City could still be part of a three-agency agreement, with Turner as chief.
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