Bay Tree Lakes VFD

Officers: Board of Directors:
Chairman:	Bob Latham
Vice Chairman:	Al Beatty
Treasurer:	Billy Wegman
Secretary:	Betty Wegman
Fire Chief:	Ben Corbett
Asst. Fire Chief:	Dale Jernigan
Auxiliary President:	Barbara Dew

Objectives: Respond to all dispatches to provide fire protection and first responder aide to the Bay Tree Lakes Fire District. To assist other fire districts by providing mutual aid when requested by the 911 County dispatchers.

Meeting dates:
1st Thursday of each month at 7 PM
3 rd Sat. of each month at 9 AM
4 th Monday of each month at 7 PM
Other training classes as scheduled.

For more information contact: Bob Latham 910-588-4073

 

DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE

 

For immediate release October 25, 2007

Contact: Chrissy Pearson (919)733-5238 Joan Buck (252)514-4813

 

$20,000.00 Grant Awarded to

Bay Tree Lakes Volunteer Fire Department
The Department to date has received $92,797.47

RALEIGH — Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Jim Long announced today that the Bay Tree Lakes Volunteer Fire Department has received a $20,000.00 grant from the State of North Carolina.

Before the check delivery, officials audited the Department's equipment to ensure that it complied with the grant requirements.

"Fire and rescue personnel are on the front lines of responding to emergencies and protecting us every day," said Commissioner Long. "The bravery shown by these men and women should be supported with the best equipment and supplies needed to do their jobs right and do it safely. But too often our volunteer departments struggle for money.

“I am proud that we have this grant program in place to provide departments like this one with much-needed funds to continue their good work," Long said. "We've done a lot of good with this money over the last 19 years, and I intend to continue supporting our fire and rescue organizations across this great state. Congratulations to the Bay Tree Lakes Volunteer Fire Department."

The General Assembly created the Fire Grant Fund in 1988 to help volunteer units raise money for equipment and supplies. The funds are matching grants — the state matches dollar-for-dollar, up to an approved amount, monies raised locally to purchase necessary equipment. During Commissioner Long's tenure in office, the Department of Insurance has distributed a total of $64,460,445.98 in grant money to fire and rescue departments across the state. The total amount of grants approved for

Bladen County to date is $763,242.83.

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