Gifford firefighters have more elbow room in new station
By Jean Noellsch
Thursday August 21, 2008
Jean Noellsch
Firemen and district trustees for the Gifford Fire Department gather to show how the newly completed fire station north of U.S. 136 is double the size of the former station, with four truck bays instead of two. From left are John Stoffel, trustee; John Harper, communication volunteer; Joe Curtis, district president; Rich McFadden, fire chief; Jon Bouse, volunteer fireman and village mayor; and Sam Harris, trustee.
GIFFORD – Gifford's volunteer firefighters are in their new home – a little more than a year since work started in July 2007.
The facility is owned by Gifford Fire Protection District and cost nearly $650,000, according to Joe Curtis, who has been district president since 1990. Curtis said costs were mainly financed by a $550,000 bond issue approved by voters in November 2006.
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