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Home My WebLink AboutN. Orlando Votes to Control Fire Outfit-1971 1.41/ North ran ® votes lo Control ire •� t By Mary Ann Campbell The village in turn will pires Oct. 1 according to takeover was be Staff Writer discontinue the 20-cent per Fox. cause the Ending n early two month payment, but will volunteers would not be depart- months of discussion, North pick up the tab for insur- Councilman Piland made able to support the depart- is p . Orlando Council in a three ance on the trucks, about it clear that once the city to one vote decided to take $178 a year, maintenance takes over operation and ment as an independent over maintenance and and operational costs plus maintenance of the trucks organization. responsibility na e and P and equipment the volun- purchase of additional fire teers must have council's IT WAS pointed out the fighting department trucks and ghting equipment. equipment beginning Jul authorization to repair or fire department would still 1 y VOTING IN favor of the improve the vehicles. sponsor fund raising ac Council further auth- plan were Councilmen "I want it understood tivities with money raised o r i z e d Mayor Granville Charles E. Rowell, Herb they have to come before used to improve the depart Brown to have the village Fox and Tro Piland. the council before one paint ment. Fox, who is also sec- brush is used on a truck," C o u n c i 1 man Rowell, insurance cover the fire retary of the fire depart- Piland said. speaking for the takeover, trucks also effective July ment, proposed the council said the city has "a respon- I pay for liability a- SPEAKING FOR the city sibility" to support the fire c takeover, Fire Chief Allen department and it should COUNCILMAN WINTON tion insurance for for the (Bill) Hurt, the only one volunteer firemen. After Cronk asked council to come back under city con- casting a negative vote City A t t o r n e y Thomas look toward the future." trol so all residents would said he favored the city Freeman explained tax Cronk said as the city support the fire department increasing a monthly 20- funds cannot legally be grows the fire department through tax dollars instead cent per occupied home expended to buy insurance will not have the revenue of a few with donations. payment to the department for members of a private to purchase additional Fox said last year the so the volunteer unit could corporation, the matter was equipment. "The village fire d e p a r t m e n t spent continue i n d g p e n d e n t tabled. can bond or purchase $1,123.10 and projected ex- operation. Indications are Fox will equipment in the city's penditures at $2,500 for the Under the t akeover request the council give an name while an individual coming year. agreement, the fire depart- department grant to the fire in the fire d e p a r t in e n t Fox added since January ment will remain a sepa- department for the pur- would have to sign a note to of this year the firemen rate corporation. It will chase of liability insurance purchase equipment," have spent $494.11 exclu- rate its own officers and at a later date. Cronk said. sive of funds approved by fire chief outside of the THE PRESENT The fire chief said the the council for a new pump coencis jurisdiction, policy m a i n r eason the fire and $300 for boots, helmets for liability coverage ex- department asked for city and rain gear for the men. 7/ x4 .2 3 — North Orlando Fire Dept. Growing By RAYMOND E. WARE The North Orlando Fire De- `_' • partment has increased in size • T�`�,_��-___ considerably over last year. The department is equipped . with two fire trucks, with '^ � radios, various fire fighting -/t� equipment and a electronic ~' + — siren located at the fire house. _ _ � rl When the volunteers are not 1• practicing they are engaged in other activities for the ■01/1 welfare of the community or -41111ft charity organizations. Last year the department collected donations for t h e cerebral palsy telethon, invit- ed Santa to the village, and put on a demonstration dur- ing ORLANDO Fire Station with the No.2 truck (front) and No. 1 Currentpof[cersnareeRobert truck. Speaker mounted on roof of the building is the newly installed LoFollette, chief; Charles electronic siren. (Herald Photo) Holzman,assistant chief; Mal- _ 1.vin Campbell, captain; Dave Tilson, lieutenant; Forrest Stratton, president; William tfahn, vice president Lloyd Brown, secretary, and Charles Rowell, treasurer. x/ 9 7/ -