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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Bay Tree Lakes Property Owners Association,
Inc.
640 Bay Tree Drive
Harrells, NC 28444