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Orlean Volunteer Fire and Rescue gets new home By Robin Earl
Times Staff Writer
The men and women of the Orlean Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department are operating out of a new, modern building as of April 1. The new building should serve the department for the next 40 years. Above, the back side of the Orlean Fire Department. The old firehouse, shown here on the right, was taken down last Thursday. Right, Tibby Clegg, vice president of the Orlean Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, and Jeff Clark, president, are delighted with their new space.
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There are still lots of boxes to unpack, but they’re pretty much moved in. As of April 1, the men and women of the Orlean Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department are operating out of a new, modern building, which OVFRD President Jeff Clark said should last for the next 40 years or so. Once in the building, there was no time to relax. “On our first day in, we had two calls back-to-back,” said Assistant Fire Chief John Jeniec. The department logged about eight more calls in the following 10 days, he said. Nine full-time career firefighters work out of the new building — in three shifts of three. About 52 volunteers round out the rolls. According to Jeniec, the volunteers offer a mix of skills — class A (trained firefighters), class B (EMTs) and class C (support personnel). Because the new building has all the comforts of home — full kitchen, living room with a television and recliners, four bunk rooms, bathrooms, laundry facilities and an exercise room — shift firefighters and volunteers will be able to be on site 24/7.
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All school bus radios will be replaced by August
County-wide communication system upgrade currently in testing phase By Karen Chaffraix Times Staff Writer
It will cost an unexpected $705,111, but it has to be done, David Graham, executive director for administration and planning, told the school board at its April INSIDE Business.............................................15 Classified............................................43 Communities......................................36 Faith...................................................34
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9 meeting. Fauquier’s school buses must all have new radios before school starts in the fall. No one on the school board appreciated the unwelcome news. Bus drivers currently stay in contact with one another and their transportation hub using a Motorola 800 MH radio system. As of June 2019, Motorola will stop supporting and repairing parts for the system, which has been in place since 2002, Graham explained. If replacement starts now, installing five
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to seven per day, Monday through Friday, the deadline for installing 193 radios will be met, he added. The new radios, both portable and those installed in vehicles and buses, will be compatible with a new national manufacturing standard called P25, which enhances capabilities and interoperability. The school system’s current units will not work on P25 systems.
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