Tate County Supervisors remain dedicated to upgrading fire protection to cut down on emergency response times and lower home insurance ratings.
The newest addition to the county’s fleet of fire equipment was delivered Monday, Nov. 17 to the Tate County Courthouse when a Pierce BX pumper/tanker arrived for the Poagville Volunteer Fire Department.
It’s the first of three trucks ordered by the county at a cost of approximately $600,000 each. The other two Pierce BX pumper/tankers are expected to be delivered next summer and will be housed at Wyatte and Independence Volunteer Fire Departments.
The BX™ Tanker features a 3,000-gallon poly water tank, an aluminum body with integral hard suction hose storage compartment and roll-up door compartments with LED lighting.
The Poagville Fire Department expressed appreciation to Supervisors on its Facebook page.
“On behalf of the Poagville Fire Department, I would like to extend our sincere appreciation for your approval and purchase of the new tanker/pumper for our department,” the post stated. “This apparatus represents a major improvement to our firefighting capabilities and will greatly enhance our ability to respond to emergencies within our community and throughout Tate County.”
The plan to add a pair of satellite fire stations to lower home fire protection ratings in eastern sections of Tate County remains in the works. Supervisors are mulling over specs for two buildings – one at the District 5 maintenance shop property on Sycamore Road and in the Tyro community.
The purpose of the structures is to house a pumper truck to drop fire protection numbers from non-rated to possibly a Class 8 resulting in huge savings on residents’ home insurance.
