Shakeup for county fire and emergency management roles

The county commissioners applied a makeover to the roles of fire warden and emergency management coordinator (EMC) on Wednesday. The former will be a part time role with flexibility in selecting fire deputies, while the latter will be brought under the umbrella of the Sheriff’s Office.

The fire warden position, which will be advertised once the annual budget is finalized, will be for 20 hours per week. It will work on flexi-time such that, if the warden is needed at an incident, they will be able to iron out their hours by reducing time in the office over the following days.

The county has $61...