Saturday morning, firefighters and residents in the Tioga area celebrated a new addition to the community. “We had our grand opening for station number four,” Alpine Volunteer Fire Department Chief, David Corley said.
Corley and the Alpine Volunteer Fire Department felt the need to add a fire station to the Tioga community, and he believes that the new station will help with their response time.
“It definitely helps us meet the needs of the community,” Corley said. “We are centrally located now, so we are able to make quick responses.”
If the department continues to expand at this rate the community could see a lower fire rating, and ultimately help residents save money.
“That’s to be determined,” Corley said. “We are actually getting rated in October of this year, so we’ll see how it turns out.”