| The
Beginning, 1963 |
| Grant County Fire
District 13 was formed in 1963 when a
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1990 |
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Today |
| Today Fire
District 13 has over 30 volunteers who are working
hard to improve in every aspect that we can.
Training is in the forefront so that we are truly
prepared to respond to any situation. Our
aggressive approach to find funding for new
apparatus projects has yielded us amazing results.
We have been the recipients of six consecutive
Department of Natural Resources grants and five
consecutive FEMA grants. These monies have
been used to upgrade equipment, personal protective
gear, communications and safety. A direct
result of these grants have been a streamlined
operation. With the purchase of our new
station our volunteers have been able to provide
lower response times and have utilized the new
maintenance facility to aid the in the upgrade of
apparatus. With the addition of a part time
mechanic we have been able to insure the proper
maintenance of this new equipment so that they may
serve you for years to come. While Fire District 13
has gone through many changes throughout the years
one thing has not changed since Dist 13's inception is the professional service from its volunteers.
Below is the progression of the Dist. 13 patch
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Funding |
| Fire District 13 currently has over 2 million
dollars in assets. This includes our
equipment, apparatus and property. This was
achieved through time. When the department
started in 1963 its total assets was about $1,000.
It is phenomenal that today Dist. 13 has over 2
million in assets while still only collecting .92 per
thousand. Dist. 13 works creatively to
continue to provide a high quality of service while
not taking more from its citizens. While this
is our primary goal (not to raise taxes) Dist. 13 is
currently only collecting a fraction of what is
authorized. In Dist. 13 will ask
residence to approve our department to collect the
full amount thus giving us resources to insure a
positive future and combat new funding issues like
the increase in gas prices (spent about $3000 in
2000 on fuel. In 2006 spent $8,000 in fuel). |
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The
Future |
| Dist 13 is
projected to grow 11% in 2007. The previous
years it has only grown by 1%. Our call volume
is steadily increasing and with that comes many
changes. In 2007 we will have almost $93,000 to work
with in our operating budget. While this is still a
small budget for a fire department to work with, it
will be used so that we may set foundations for the
future. One of the things that will not change
with Dist. 13 is our volunteer's dedication to
serving the community effectively. |
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