The fire station is needed, trustees say, because the conditions at the current Tylersville Road facility, known as Station 211, are cramped. The 3,200-square-foot station has undersized offices, co-ed sleeping quarters, storage bins in the hallway, an inadequate driveway and a pair of undersized vehicle bays, officials said. The township has to order undersized fire engines and ambulances — which cost more — to fit them in the current station.  

The proposed fire station will incorporate three areas: an administration area, a living area and an operations area. The operations area will include four apparatus bays. Construction by Cincinnati United Contractors will begin in July and wrap up in March 2019.  

Despite the unanimous vote, Trustee Joe McAbee said his “yes” vote was “with objection” as he didn’t feel the township needed a $4 million, 15,000-square-foot station with today’s staffing levels. He also disagreed with sleeping quarters for 10 staffers and a brick facade.

The new boat, Rescue Boat 37, can hold eight people. It will be available for emergency calls starting Sunday.  

Stokes said in the statement that the purchase was a joint effort between the city and the Independent Volunteer Fire Company #2.

Once inside, they took two Milwaukee Sawzalls valued at $800 and a Stanley hand tool set valued at $150.  

They also took $500 from a jukebox, and $400 from an arcade game.

 

The burglar or burglars caused about $6,200 in damage, police said.

The crew from Southmead fire station were called to an incident of arson by the police at just after 3am on the morning of Bank Holiday Monday, May 7, but they had to reach the fire on foot, because the fire engine could not fit through the streets.

The incident happened in the Bishopston area of the city, but thankfully was only a minor fire, and no one needed rescuing or was injured.  

Police officers called Avon Fire and Rescue Service to the scene of a fire where someone had piled up rubbish and set it on fire.

After a brief ceremony and blessing, three members of the department stood in front of the shiny red vehicle and aimed fire hoses at it, then county officials and firefighters together pushed the $435,638 truck into its bay. 

 

Until last year, the Ladson Road station was home to the headquarters of Old Fort Fire Department. But in an effort to create countywide fire protection in the growing county, Dorchester County and the 46-year-old department merged.

 

Dorchester County Fire-Rescue was formed in 2013 by the merger of several rural and volunteer departments throughout the county. Before that, there were 11 separate fire departments in the county.