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Brooker leaders press delegation for remaining funds to finish fire station and apparatus
Summary
Brooker town leaders and the county fire chief urged the delegation to provide remaining state funding for a new Brooker fire station and firefighting apparatus, citing 25–30 minute response times from distant stations and growing local population near the charter school.
Brooker town leaders told the delegation the town needs the remainder of previously promised funding to complete a new fire station, buy required apparatus and staff the facility.
Mayor Gene Melvin described long response times for medical and fire emergencies in western Bradford County and said the town received only a portion of the funding requested last year. “If one of those children fall, break their arms or their…
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