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A volunteer fire department that serves about 30,000 residents in Somerset County says it may have to halt operations due to an ongoing contract dispute. Volunteers at the East Franklin Fire Department in Franklin Township said they refused to sign an annual contract proposed by their fire district’s board of commissioners because of a disagreement over the terms. The fight includes a face-off over placing cameras in fire trucks and a proposal to remove the fire company’s power to veto new policies, the fire commissioners said. If the fire company doesn’t sign the contract by June 30, it will …