August 4, 1984

Rescue truck fee established

       Residents in White River Township will pay for emergency rescue services provided by the township volunteer fire department.  Members of White River Township Volunteer Fire Department have voted to charge a $35 fee for each run made by the department rescue truck.  Billing for the service will begin September 1.  The fire department has no ambulance.  A private ambulance firm in Greenwood provides ambulance service.  Kevin Demaree, chairman of the department rescue squad fundraising committee, said volunteer fire departments do not receive tax dollars to pay for rescue trucks and operating expenses.  The fees charged patients will be used to pay a $13,000 debt remaining on the rescue squad and to maintain the unit.
 
 

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