Emergency Services Board endorses low-interest loan request for Second District Volunteer Fire & Rescue

The St. Mary’s County Emergency Services Board voted on Feb. 11 to endorse a low-interest revolving loan application from the Second District Volunteer Fire and Rescue to finance purchase of a new squad.

Jason Adams, presenting the Fire Board Association endorsement, said the association met and unanimously voted to approve submitting the application to the board. A motion to endorse and forward the loan request to the St. Mary’s County commissioners was made and seconded; the board voted verbally in favor and the chair announced the motion carried.

Board discussion acknowledged that the request exceeds $1 million and that funding availability will depend on the commissioners and county budgeting process. The exact loan amount was not provided in the meeting record; the board’s action was an endorsement to forward the application to the commissioners for final consideration.