The new site covers slightly more than 10 acres, with some of that space restricted because high tension lines run through about a third of the property. It is at 29 Royal Road in Raritan Township, directly across from Colony Road.

Donations support the squad's operations and fund its equipment. The squad does bill for transport of a patient — at a Township Committee in February where it was named the township's primary responder, Huebscher confirmed there's an $800 transport bill. When questioned about what happens to any amount insurance doesn't cover, Huebscher said the squad is required by state law to send out three notices, but doesn't aggressively pursue payment. Funds collected help cover expenses for the squad such as payroll, insurance and maintenance.

Officials say the new equipment purchased through the cost-share program includes vehicle stabilization and rescue struts, a windshield cutter and a rescue saw.

"The equipment will allow for greater safety for the rescuers and the victim," Sundown VFD Chief Cole Mulloy said. "Before we only had two-by-four and four-by-four wood blocks to use when we needed to stabilize a vehicle. Now we have the capability to lift a vehicle if necessary, to stabilize it better, and remove windshields when vehicle extraction is necessary."

The fire department has a new engine for Station 3, located on Piney Forest Road. The new engine will replace the current one, which was made back in 1996. Assistant Fire Chief Mike Jefferson says the new engine should significantly reduce maintenance and repair costs. “[With] older vehicles, you have more maintenance and stuff,” Jefferson pointed out. “We shouldn’t have as much maintenance on this truck. It’s actually bigger. We have more compartment space, we can carry more equipment. We can put people in the back without being as cramped as they were in the other truck.”

Louis and Joyce Farris filed a lawsuit April 13 in Kanawha Circuit Court against the city of Charleston and Joseph Schafer, alleging negligence and loss of consortium.

According to the complaint, as Louis Farris crossed the intersection of Seventh and 26th streets in Charleston on Sept. 17, 2014, he was struck by a city of Charleston fire truck Schafer was operating. The suit says a crash report filled out at the time of the accident acknowledges that Schafer ran a red light, causing the accident. Farris’s injuries included rib fractures, a collapsed lung, cuts, bruises and a broken right leg.