![The Dundee Fire Department held an open house for the public to come see their new fire station on Saturday. Following the open house the DFD officially notified 911 Dispatch that they were back in service.]()
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![The Dundee Fire Department held an open house for the public to come see their new fire station on Saturday. Following the open house the DFD officially notified 911 Dispatch that they were back in service.]()
The Dundee Fire Department held an open house for the public to come see their new fire station on Saturday. Following the open house the DFD officially notified 911 Dispatch that they were back in service.[/caption]
On Saturday, the Dundee Fire Department (DFD) hosted an open house and invited the community to come see its new fire station before officially declaring the department back in service.
Last June, the DFD lost its fire station, a 1999 pumper truck and all its equipment in a fire. The fire was blamed on an electrical short inside the cab of the pumper truck. Since the fire, the DFD has been working on the construction of the new station and getting back to answering calls.
Construction on the new fire station began in October of 2013 and was completed a little more than a week ago, according to DFD Chief Danny Pogue. Everything the firefighters lost in the fire has been replaced, except a 2005 Ford 4x4 brush truck, which was repaired. Several small items, such as a charred clock, that survived the blaze, will be kept and displayed as mementos of the fire.
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![The new mascot that was place on the sides and back of the Dundee Fire Department's new rescue pumper truck.]()
The new mascot that was place on the sides and back of the Dundee Fire Department's new rescue pumper truck.[/caption]
The old fire station was a 40 feet by 70 feet building, while the new station is bigger, coming in at 50 by 100 feet. Pogue said the department could make do with the size constraints of the old fire station, but it needed a bigger building. The new station not only accommodates the current DFD, but gives it room to grow in the future.
The DFD also purchased a 2010 four-wheel-drive International Rescue Pumper truck to replace the truck lost in the fire. The truck came with ladders and other equipment. The truck is also equipped with a 30 gallon foam tank.
Perhaps the most striking feature of the truck is a logo on the sides and back of the truck. The logo is of a goat standing in flames wearing a vest and fireman's helmet. The goat, of course, is the unofficial mascot of Dundee, due to the famous metal goat on top of the Masonic Lodge in town. Pogue credits his wife, Becky, and Dundee resident Tim Fendel for the creation of the goat on the fire truck.
In addition to the bigger garage area, the fire station also has a training and meeting room, a physical fitness room and a kitchen area. The training room could also be used as a shelter in emergency situations.
Another welcome addition to the fire station is heating and air conditioning. Pogue said the firefighters, many times, were unable to train in the old station due to extreme cold or heat.
“We made sure that what we built back, we got the things we missed, or we didn’t have or couldn’t have. We’ve got them now,” Pogue said. “If we grow, (the fire station) can grow with us and it can accommodate our growth.”
After the open house, Pogue radioed Ohio County 911 Dispatch to say the DFD was back in service.
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The Dundee Fire Department held an open house for the public to come see their new fire station on Saturday. Following the open house the DFD officially notified 911 Dispatch that they were back in service.[/caption]
On Saturday, the Dundee Fire Department (DFD) hosted an open house and invited the community to come see its new fire station before officially declaring the department back in service.
Last June, the DFD lost its fire station, a 1999 pumper truck and all its equipment in a fire. The fire was blamed on an electrical short inside the cab of the pumper truck. Since the fire, the DFD has been working on the construction of the new station and getting back to answering calls.
Construction on the new fire station began in October of 2013 and was completed a little more than a week ago, according to DFD Chief Danny Pogue. Everything the firefighters lost in the fire has been replaced, except a 2005 Ford 4x4 brush truck, which was repaired. Several small items, such as a charred clock, that survived the blaze, will be kept and displayed as mementos of the fire.
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The new mascot that was place on the sides and back of the Dundee Fire Department's new rescue pumper truck.[/caption]
The old fire station was a 40 feet by 70 feet building, while the new station is bigger, coming in at 50 by 100 feet. Pogue said the department could make do with the size constraints of the old fire station, but it needed a bigger building. The new station not only accommodates the current DFD, but gives it room to grow in the future.
The DFD also purchased a 2010 four-wheel-drive International Rescue Pumper truck to replace the truck lost in the fire. The truck came with ladders and other equipment. The truck is also equipped with a 30 gallon foam tank.
Perhaps the most striking feature of the truck is a logo on the sides and back of the truck. The logo is of a goat standing in flames wearing a vest and fireman's helmet. The goat, of course, is the unofficial mascot of Dundee, due to the famous metal goat on top of the Masonic Lodge in town. Pogue credits his wife, Becky, and Dundee resident Tim Fendel for the creation of the goat on the fire truck.
In addition to the bigger garage area, the fire station also has a training and meeting room, a physical fitness room and a kitchen area. The training room could also be used as a shelter in emergency situations.
Another welcome addition to the fire station is heating and air conditioning. Pogue said the firefighters, many times, were unable to train in the old station due to extreme cold or heat.
“We made sure that what we built back, we got the things we missed, or we didn’t have or couldn’t have. We’ve got them now,” Pogue said. “If we grow, (the fire station) can grow with us and it can accommodate our growth.”
After the open house, Pogue radioed Ohio County 911 Dispatch to say the DFD was back in service.
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