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COLUMBUS – The Columbus Volunteer Fire Department will install a sprinkler system in its fire station to protect firetrucks and other emergency equipment, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority.
The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $16,950 in matching funds from the department, will pay for the installation of the sprinkler system that will run through the fire station truck bays and rooms that store equipment, including an antique firetruck.
“Last year, we had a fire in our fire station,” said Brian Emmel, Columbus VFD president, “It happened to be during the day when we had personnel on-site, but if no one was here, the fire could’ve burned down the entire station and all the apparatuses in it.”
