Liberty Road Volunteer Fire Company raising money
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FIRE COMPANY IS TURNING TO THECOMMUNITY FOR SUPPORT AFTER ACRASH CAUSED SUBSTANTIALDAMAGE TO THEIR ALREADY AGINGFIRE ENGINE.
THEY AREFUNDRAISING TO GET A NEW ONE.WMAR 2 NEWS ABBY ISAACS JOINSUS FROM RANDALSTOWN TO EXPLAINHOW YOU CAN HELP.LOOKILIV━ THE LIBERTY ROADVOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANYUNDERSTAND ITHAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
THEIR GOALIS TO RAISE ENOUGH MONEY BYTHE END OF THE YEAR TO REPLACETHEIR AGING FIRE ENGINE ANDSERVE BALTIMORE COUNTY TO THEBEST OF THEIR ABILITIES.
Wewant something completelyreliable and weoverdue for something likethat THE LIBERTY ROAD FIRECOMPANY WAS ALREADY IN THEPROCESS OF TRYING TO RAISEENOUGH MONEY TO REPLACE THEIR28 YEAR OLD FIRE ENGINE..
WHENSOMEONE HIT IT WITH THEIR CAREARLIER THIS YEAR.
BERNARDJONES, STATION CHIEF A personwas trying to illegally passthe fire engine when it haditon THE ENGINE IS GETTING FIXEDRIGHT NOW& THE DAMAGE..
OVER30 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH Oneof the air horns blew out ofthe front bumper.
The airsystem that controls thebreaking the horn and some ofthe safety devices that wasactually damaged as well.
INTHE MEANTIME, THEY ARE USINGAN ENGINE ON LOAN FROMBALTIMORE COUNTY FIREDEPARTMENT THAT MEETS THEIRBASIC NEEDS..
BUT THEY ARETRYING TO RAISE ENOUGH MONEYTO GET A NEW ONE& Because ourpersonell numbers have beenincreasing.
Our response statshave been increasing for morewear and tear on a 28 year oldfire engine really putsadditional strain and makes itless reliable.
FOR THEM, THERELIABILITY AND THE EXTRAFEATURES ON A NEW ENGINE AREKEY Our goal is to give thebest service we can possiblygive to our community and witha 28 year old fire engine thelikelihood of reliabilitygoing down hill is ratherimminent.
THE PRICE TAG FORTHE NEW ONE COULD BE UP TO 800THOUSAND DOLLARS, ANDESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF COVID,THEY KNOW ITLONG PROCESS.
We probably haveto stretch this out over thecourse of a year becausetherehavenI doncommunity in that way LOOKLIVE━ WE HAVE A LINK TO THE GOFUNDME ON OUR WEBSITE WMAR 2 NEWSDOT COM.
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