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Board backs White Mountain Fire’s plan for a new Benton station and Hammel Valley satellite; district seeks outside funding
Summary
White Mountain Fire Chief Dave Dunan described a decades‑old station the district says is undersized, lacks decontamination and extraction systems, and offers no secure parking or water storage. The board voted 5–0 to provide a letter of support and asked staff to return with a workshop and material on the Hammel Valley parcel.
White Mountain Fire Protection District Chief Dave Dunan asked the Mono County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 18 for a letter of county support as the district pursues outside funding to replace its aging Benton station and explore a satellite site in Hammel Valley.
Dunan described the existing station as built in 1988 with an older Quonset hut and a mobile home used as a training classroom. He told the board the facility lacks key modern features: vehicle‑exhaust extraction, an on‑site commercial turnout laundry…
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