The Culver Town Council members heard from Culver-Union Township Fire Chief Terry Wakefield who discussed upcoming proposed work on tornado sirens during their meeting October 10.
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As with everything else it seems, the cost of fire trucks has increased dramatically in the last few years.
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Culver-Union Township Fire Chief Terry Wakefield asked for the Culver Town Council’s approval on a Length of Service Awards Program for firefighters.
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Culver-Union Township Fire Chief Terry Wakefield presented information on a possible retirement fund, or Length of Service Awards Program, for firefighters.
Continue readingCulver-Union Township Fire Chief Terry Wakefield presented the fire department’s annual statistics to the Culver Town Council last week.
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Culver Fire Department Chief Terry Wakefield updated the Culver Town Council that the aerial truck is out for repairs.
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The Culver Town Council members approved a proclamation Tuesday night that recognizes October 3-9 as National Fire Prevention Week.
Continue readingCulver-Union Township Fire Chief Terry Wakefield told the Culver Town Council members Monday night that he is looking into the cause of flooding at the fire station on Lakeshore Drive.
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A Tuesday morning fire in Culver reportedly resulted in damage to a garage.
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Culver Union-Township Fire Chief Terry Wakefield asked the Culver Town Council members last week to approve funding for repairs made to a tanker truck.
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The Culver-Union Township Fire Department’s new aerial truck was officially put into service Monday. Residents had a chance to take a look at the new ladder truck during a fire department open house. Monday’s celebration followed more than two years of work and fundraising.
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The Culver Town Council members took action Monday night to appoint a new Culver Union-Township EMS Director. Current EMS Director Kathy Hart had previously announced her retirement and a committee has been working to find her replacement prior to her departure in January. The committee recommended Deanna Cleveland who gathered unanimous council approval to fill the EMS Director position. She will begin in the position in mid-January.
Continue readingCulver-Union Township Fire Chief Terry Wakefield presented several purchase requests to the town council members last week.
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The Indiana State Fire Marshal’s Office issued a determination in a fire that destroyed the City Tavern Building at 415 Lakeshore Drive in Culver on Wednesday, Oct. 9.
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Officials from the Indiana State Fire Marshal’s Office are still collecting evidence in the fire that destroyed the former City Tavern building in Culver.
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The Culver Town Council members are moving ahead to join HGAC to get the best prices on equipment.
The council members voted in favor of a motion to allow Council President Ginny Bess Munroe to sign the papers with the purchasing consortium. The Culver-Union Township Fire Department is interested in a bid through Rosenbauer, a Minnesota company, for an aerial fire truck.
HGAC gathers bids from all over the country and then all state and municipal governments can agree to be a part of the consortium to get a state bid on equipment.
A bid for an aerial fire truck has not been approved at this point. Fire Chief Terry Wakefield said donations for the truck are still coming in which are appreciated. The Historical Society will be doing a program on the fire department this summer and it could be an opportunity to help gather funds for the new fire truck.
The Culver-Union Township Fire Department still needs another $100,000 for a new aerial truck. After finalizing specifications, Fire Chief Terry Wakefield says the department has settled on a 101-foot ladder truck. “We thought we wanted a basket,” he told the town council during a work session Tuesday. “We kind of went away from getting a basket. What we did was we came up with a vehicle that fits in our station, that we won’t have to alter the height or width of the doors.”
Continue readingCulver officials will meet tonight to discuss plans for the purchase of an aerial fire truck. The Culver-Union Township Fire Department had hoped to raise $200,000 in donations, but only got about $169,000 by the end of the fundraiser in November. Money has continued coming in, though, and Fire Chief Terry Wakefield is expected to give an update to the town council tonight.
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Culver’s fire truck fundraiser may officially be over, but Fire Chief Terry Wakefield says donations continue trickling in. “Money keeps coming in,” he told the town council last week, “and hopefully it still does until we can get a number on this vehicle, to get it pegged down so everybody knows what’s going on.” Wakefield said that process was set to begin last week.
Culver-Union Township Fire Chief Terry Wakefield came before the Culver Town Council in May to ask members if there was an existing policy about hiring town employees as volunteer firefighters.
Chief Wakefield explained that being a town employee is one factor that makes someone eligible to work on the fire department. However, he said that the current salary ordinance is keeping him from hiring anyone on, despite the fact that there are a few people who completed the necessary testing and would be able to assist with in-town fires during the day. Continue reading
