The Bronson Fire Association satellite fire station at Southern and Gilead Lake roads is fully functional, Fire Chief Scott Wilber told the 911 board Wednesday.
With Tanker Ten now in service, the replaced tanker was moved to the new station rather than taken out of service and sold.
The chief said the truck remains fully equipped. Also sharing the station is a mini pumper, a full-service fire truck shrunk to the size of a pickup. "We use that for grass fires, car accidents, that type of stuff," Wilber said.
If the satellite station tanker is not needed, it goes to the main station on standby.
Seven volunteers live near the satellite station, so they can crew a truck without traveling to Bronson. Wilber said, "This results in a quicker response time (for fires south of Bronson)."