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Our five fire stations include Headquarters Station
#1 at 2015 Highway 11, Landrum; Beaver Dam Station #2 at 315 Beaver Dam
Road, Travelers Rest; Oak Grove Station #3, 400 Oak Grove Road, Landrum;
Dividing Water Station #4, 49 Dividing Water Road, Travelers Rest; and
Cliffs of Glassy Mountain Station #5, 3 Rolling Hills Lane, Landrum.
We are very proud of our 2010 Service Award Recipients
who were selected by their peers -- Charles Maxfield, The Troy Cecil
Pruitt Volunteer Fire Fighter of the Year; Captain Adam Brown, The Troy
Cecil Pruitt Career Fire Fighter of the Year and Lieutenant Ron Messer,
Officer of the Year.
In 2010
we responded to 429 calls vs 418 in 2009. Nearly 50 percent of our calls
are medical (207). Additionally, we responded to 16 structure fires, 11
brush and 5 car fires, 32 motor vehicle accidents, 7 mutual aid calls,
78 miscellaneous calls and 73 false alarms/false calls. Our total
operating budget was $985,404 in income and $899,911 in expenses. We
ended 2010 with a surplus due to open positions which have now been
filled and better than expected fundraising. While over 80 percent
($802.0) of our income comes from your taxes, 10 percent ($100.0) is
generated from fundraising. For this reason, we are grateful for the
ongoing generosity of the residents of our District especially the
Cliffs Communities who support GMFD in annual fundraising activities and
events. A breakdown of income and expenses is contained in the full copy
of the 2010 Annual Report.
We hope
you will consider volunteering and becoming a member of GMFD. As a
member, you will experience rewards few other things in life can
match...to become a firefighter requires selflessness, courage, caring,
compassion, being a team player and much more. Firefighters love what
they do because they are helping people, saving lives, protecting
property, in addition to experiencing a sense of family and camaraderie
with other firefighters. Don’t want to fight fires? We have other
opportunities to serve such as facility and equipment maintenance,
clerical, computer experts, accountant/auditors, to name just a few.
Joining GMFD can provide a sense of pride that comes from knowing you
are making a difference in the lives of others. Call today.
For a
copy of the 2010 Annual Report, please stop by your local GMFD fire
station or
Click Here. If you have any questions,
I encourage you to contact me either by email at
chief@glassymountainfire.com
or by phone at 864-895-4306. |
