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Residents press council for hydrants and faster fire response; chief explains mutual aid limits
Summary
Several residents described slow emergency response and asked the council to fund hydrants and water-line upgrades; the Green Pond Fire Department chief said multiple stations are dispatched and cited staffing and budget limits for OSHA compliance and local equipment needs.
A resident asked the Laurens County council to fund five hydrants and to replace a 4-inch water line on Alba/Archer, saying county staff told him replacement might take 20 to 30 years without additional funding.
That concern was echoed by another long-time resident who said slow response times in parts of the county — “when it takes 15, 20 minutes to get somebody to your house” — pose…
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