pChief Alter Confirmed by County Councilpp styleoutline 0px margin 0px padding 0px 0px 18px line-height 15pxBowie resident and chief of the West Lanham Hills Volunteer Fire Department John Alter and Bowie Volunteer Fire Department President Jon Bigony were confirmed July 24 by the County Council.pdiv classp402hide stylefont-size 12px outline 0px margin 0px padding 0px font-family Arial sans-serif background-color rgb255 255 255div idin-story styleoutline 0px margin 0px padding 0px float leftdiv idtncms-region-ads-in-story classtncms-region-ads blox-filled styleoutline 0px margin 0px padding 0pxdivdivpI want to congratulate all the members of the Prince Georges County Fire Commission and thank the County Council for confirming these nominations said Prince Georges County Executive Rushern L. Baker. Our volunteer fire and EMS members are a critical component to the safety and security of our residents and I am confident these commission members including the first-ever non-departmental citizen representative will be great stewards on behalf of our entire fireEMS service.ppbr typemozpdivpspan classparagraph-1 styleoutline 0px margin 0px padding 0px font-family Arial sans-serifspanThe fire commission reviews the financial needs and requests for public funds of each volunteer fire company. It formulates annually one capital budget one capital improvement program and one current expense budget for all volunteer fire companies with respect to the expenditure of public funds and shall submit said budgets and program together with appropriate justification to the county executive in accordance with the provisions of the charter.nbspbr typemozppspan stylefont-family Arial sans-serif line-height 15pxChief Alter a lifelong Prince Georgian is chairman of the Prince Georges County Fire Commission. He manages the fire commission with a total of nine commissioners who provide financial management oversight training requirements grant administration recruiting logistic support and medical referrals to members of the volunteer departments. He joined the fire commission in 2008 and has chaired the Budget Committee. He oversees budgetary issues and the development of the Capital Improvement Projects. Alter is an active command officer within Prince Georges County. He is a member of the National Fire Protection Association International Association of Fire Chiefs and Maryland Fire Chiefs Association. He will serve as a volunteer member of the commission.spanp
