INTERVIEW: $42 Million Tax Proposal to Shore Up Fire Protection Services Being Considered by Board of Supervisors

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Jim Colangelo, Interim Head of Sonom County’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services, speaks to the proposed tax measure that would raise $42 million for fire safety, the number of personnel and stations this would add, what the Board of Supervisors response will most likely be at their next meeting, why they don’t want to pull funds from other services, if an emergency happens today, what alerts would be sent, and what alerts people should absolutely sign up for: