WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio — The Concord-Green Fire Department will open the doors of its Worthington Road station Oct. 3 for a public open house, giving residents a chance to tour the facility and hear the department’s case for building a new one.
The event runs from noon to 5 p.m. at Station 300, 3243 Worthington Road, according to a Facebook post from the department. Visitors will be able to tour the firehouse, climb aboard a fire truck, view equipment displays and get information on the department’s push for a new, safer station.
A food truck and a local photography business are scheduled to be on site, and department T-shirts will be sold to benefit the volunteer department. Two area pet groomers plan to offer free nail trims for dogs and cats brought to the event.
The open house follows weeks of public outreach by the all-volunteer department, which has been asking residents across its coverage area for input on a proposed new fire station. The department has said it wants to build a facility “that the firemen and the community deserve and need” as it works from a single station while routinely providing mutual aid to neighboring departments.
The push for a new building comes as the department has also been shoring up its equipment. It recently secured nearly $131,000 in grants and gifts, including a $50,000 award through the state’s Small County Volunteer Fire Department Grant program, which helped pay for seven new self-contained breathing apparatus units and two portable radios.
Concord-Green Fire Department has served Concord, Green and Perry townships since 1948, providing fire suppression and emergency medical services to the Fayette County community.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Concord-Green Fire Department.
