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Goodwill Fire Company outlines equipment and facility needs after town donation
Summary
Goodwill Fire Company leaders told the council the town’s donation helped cover EMS equipment — including a planned $55,000 cardiac monitor — and capital repairs; they also reported a $120,000 generator purchase and said replacement of at least one fire apparatus could cost about $1.3 million.
Raymond Aaron, president of the Goodwill Fire Company, and Wayne Bloodsworth, the company’s board chairman, told the Centerville Town Council on Feb. 19 how the town’s recent donation was being used and described further capital needs.
Aaron said a portion of the donation given to EMS will help pay for a new cardiac monitor, a piece of equipment he described as necessary to meet current clinical standards; the monitor purchase was described as about $55,000 and is expected by midyear. Board chairman Wayne Bloodsworth said other funds would be applied to a parking-lot repair project at the firehouse and that the company recently replaced a generator at a cost the speakers quoted as $120,000.
Bloodsworth said the fire company is also contemplating replacement of larger apparatus and estimated the cost for one vehicle at roughly $1.3 million. He told council members the department had prioritized a generator replacement last year so the station can operate radios and raise bay doors during outages.
Council members thanked the fire company for its service and accepted the update. Aaron and Bloodsworth invited council members to visit the station and noted the department’s frequent ambulance calls — roughly two to three per day on average, they said — and community fundraising including breakfasts and a cash bash to support operations.
What happens next: The update was informational; no vote or appropriation occurred at the meeting. Council and staff will continue to consider capital needs as part of the town budget and capital planning process.
