Built almost 70 years ago, the 40 feet by 70 feet wood EMS Fire Hall building belonging to Pacific County Fire Protection District No. 4 is now on the verge of being replaced. The facility near the intersection of State Routes 4 and 401 has been used to house two ambulances and a rescue vehicle. It has also served as a meeting room for the volunteer firefighters and volunteer members of the emergency medical service.
“The building has served the department well over the decades but can no longer fulfill our needs,” said district secretary Carol Haven. “It has become increasingly expensive to heat, maintain and no longer meets our needs for storage, office space and shelter for our ambulances and rescue vehicles.”
The structure was built with volunteer labor. Since then, laws pertaining to fire districts prohibit volunteer construction. New construction must be based upon competitive bidding and requires workers to be paid prevailing wage.