Rock Ridge Fire Department improves insurance rating
Now thanks to their hard work, improved fire district ratings will result in lower insurance rates starting in May.
"There has been a lot of hard work and dedication by all of our members and a lot of help from our mutual aid companies to make this possible," said Assistant Fire Chief
Miller said a flurry have changes have happened since 2007 such as the replacement of an aging tanker and the purchase of another engine and tanker as well as a dedicated rescue truck.
"We added a second station to lessen response times and increase better service coverage of our district. Our district was one of the largest in the county due to the time era of the organization's forming," said Miller of opening the second station in 2017. "This allowed us to close all gaps in coverage up to the
The class rating for properties within five to six miles of the district did not change.
"We have adjusted our response, changed and tweaked operating procedures and trained hard to produce a rock-solid performance," Miller said. "And although this was extremely important to demonstrate, it will be most appreciated when we are able to perform to the same level at the time we are needed at someone's emergency. The guys are to be commended again for all their hard work."
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Sixteen volunteer departments cover Wilson -- 11 within the county and five nearby -- with a fire tax rate in each district covering operating expenses. Each department has a board that develops a budget and submits it to the county for approval. In fiscal year 2018-19,
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Operating expenses for the departments are not paid out of the county's general fund and budgets cover equipment, supplies, insurance, maintenance and other expenses.
In past years, some departments have requested to raise the budget to pay part-time firefighters, but many of the departments have secured grant funds to reimburse volunteers for expenses related to responding to fires, medical incidents and crashes or other rescues.
"We greatly appreciate the efforts of the volunteer departments that service
"Even though volunteerism is on a decrease, our departments work very hard to compensate for the loss of the volunteer base. We do everything in our power to assist our volunteer fire departments."
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