Comanche County gets new volunteer fire department
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COMANCHE COUNTY, Okla_The Valley View Volunteer Fire Department
is officially part of Comanche
County's roster of fire
departments. The department was a part of the Flower Mound Volunteer Fire Department
in eastern Comanche
County.
At a public hearing Tuesday morning, the Comanche County
Commissioners officially designated the boundaries for the department, from Trail Road to the eastern
city limits of Lawton
and between Highway 7 and Rogers
Lane.
The department had to get the boundaries
approved by the commissioners before joining the county's roster. During the
hearing, Flower Mound Chief Josh Sullivan said he didn't understand the need
for a new department.
"We've got a good resource right now.
I don't see the reason of taxing more of the citizens plus more of the state to
supply another fire department that the area is being taken care of right now,"
Sullivan said.
Valley View Chief Lin Newton said his
department is well prepared to stand on its own.
"At this time we've got six
firefighters that are Firefighter I or above, five EMTs, four first-responders
and firefighters who are enrolled in other training classes. We have four
trucks, including two trucks that carry 1000 gallons of water each."
The commissioners said that the split
will not endanger the safety of the tax payers nor cost them more money.
Valley View will become its own
department starting Monday at 12:01 a.m.
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