You may already be aware, but there’s a significant reallocation happening within PG County Firefighters. This coming Thursday, Nov 14, the PG County Council is hosting a Public Meeting to address questions, share information, and listen to residents about impacts happening to their communities.

The gist of the changes surround how fire services are provided: Historically, paid professional fire firefighters from the County would be assigned to fire houses in different cities and towns where they would be supplemented by local volunteers - Paid staff covered certain hours while volunteers covered the other hours. PG County has been reallocating firefighters, pulling them out of many local volunteer firehouses and moving them to County firehouses, affecting the coverage of certain areas and the response times experienced. (E.g., It’s part of why you’re seeing more of neighboring fire trucks coming to Laurel than in years past.)

To learn more about the impact and share concerns, join with other residents from around the County at the Largo County Administration Building this Thursday where PG County Fire Chief Tiffany Green will join Council Members to discuss staffing and the reallocation plan. You can also sign up to speak.

(UPDATE after event: Here’s a link to watch a recording of the meeting.)