![]() Until now, it’s been a back-and-forth battle trying to find an area big enough to build on.”Īfter its purchase of the former Hancock Regional Health facility at 600 Vitality Dr., the township decided the open land to the east of it would be the home of the new station.Īdministration offices and training rooms will be housed in the Hancock Regional Health building, and the new station will have significant upgrades in terms of features and space. ![]() “So, when the township took over, the town said we needed to build a station. “We’ve always worked with the township, because anything outside of the city limits of Fortville is Vernon Township,” McCoy said. The station has 15 volunteer firefighters. McCoy, who has been a firefighter since 1999, said the Fortville department is the oldest in Hancock County. “So, (Vernon) Township agreed to take over, and we started up our own fire department.”įortville’s fire services were officially incorporated in the 1960s, but McCoy said the town has had a fire department since its incorporation in July 1889. “Back in 20, the town determined that it wasn’t financially (solvent) for them to keep operating it,” said Jeff McCoy, who is in his second year as chief of the all-volunteer fire department. broke ground on a brand new building on the southwest end of town. 14, the Fortville Vernon Township Volunteer Fire Dept. After years of operating out of the back of the Town of Fortville Municipal Building, Fortville firefighters will soon have a new place to call home.
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