Couple of follow-ups to the conversations:
Bailey's Crossroads VFD still exist - they signed over the building/land, not everything they own. This will be a partnership like 1, 12 and 21, and quite frankly all the VFD's some day - unless some sugar daddy gives us $10M + there is no way Dunn Loring can afford to replace its building when its time. We know that and are already talking to the County about it (even though that might be 20 + years away) because this is one not to be caught flatfooted on. As SrFireOFficial states there have been issues on all parties parts - both internal with the volunteers and the county and mostly with the insurance company. We all learned a hard and valuable lesson about our agent and insurance company from this one. Agree with your last point Capt, and just one man's opinion but I don't think any thing will change and the next time, career or volunteer house, something like this happens I doubt we'll be better prepared then we were the morning of February 8, 2010.
Just checked my notes from last weeks volunteer commission meeting since 42 came up, we were told spring of 13 for completion by the chief - being driven by staffing and not the cost of the building. The building they have the money for, they don't have the budget to staff it. I say finish it and let the volies countywide staff it evenings and weekends until they have the staffing - I'm sure the companies would be willing to rotate their rigs out there, I'd be willing to send our engine and ambulance out there to equip it on a schedule or they could buy the rigs for 42 and put them there and we'd use them. Never happen, but a nice idea.
[quote name='SrFireOfficial' timestamp='1294918839' post='420143']
FS10 has had several issues in moving forward. The Bailey's Crossroads VFD signed over all their assets to Fairfax County in November 2010. There has been considerable hemming and hawing between the their insurance company and what they would cover, literally. The insurance company would not pay for a tent for Truck 410 since it is a county truck, not a volunteer owned rig, hence, T410 spends the night at FS28.
There have also been issues involving the leases the volunteer corporation has with various telecommunciations companies that utilize the volunteer-owned cell tower which had to be ironed out in the transfer of assets to Fairfax County. A suitable location has to be found to set up a temporary fire station with tents and trailers since the piece of land the current FS10 sits on can't support an active construction site and one of the county's busiest fire stations.
An architect still has to be contracted and the site plan and design completed and approved/accepted by Fairfax County. For as continency-planning oriented as the Fire and Rescue Department can be for anticipated disasters and coupled with the experiences (learning curve) gained after the fire at the Burke VFD, this process should have been a bit more streamlined.
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Bailey's Crossroads VFD still exist - they signed over the building/land, not everything they own. This will be a partnership like 1, 12 and 21, and quite frankly all the VFD's some day - unless some sugar daddy gives us $10M + there is no way Dunn Loring can afford to replace its building when its time. We know that and are already talking to the County about it (even though that might be 20 + years away) because this is one not to be caught flatfooted on. As SrFireOFficial states there have been issues on all parties parts - both internal with the volunteers and the county and mostly with the insurance company. We all learned a hard and valuable lesson about our agent and insurance company from this one. Agree with your last point Capt, and just one man's opinion but I don't think any thing will change and the next time, career or volunteer house, something like this happens I doubt we'll be better prepared then we were the morning of February 8, 2010.
Just checked my notes from last weeks volunteer commission meeting since 42 came up, we were told spring of 13 for completion by the chief - being driven by staffing and not the cost of the building. The building they have the money for, they don't have the budget to staff it. I say finish it and let the volies countywide staff it evenings and weekends until they have the staffing - I'm sure the companies would be willing to rotate their rigs out there, I'd be willing to send our engine and ambulance out there to equip it on a schedule or they could buy the rigs for 42 and put them there and we'd use them. Never happen, but a nice idea.
[quote name='SrFireOfficial' timestamp='1294918839' post='420143']
FS10 has had several issues in moving forward. The Bailey's Crossroads VFD signed over all their assets to Fairfax County in November 2010. There has been considerable hemming and hawing between the their insurance company and what they would cover, literally. The insurance company would not pay for a tent for Truck 410 since it is a county truck, not a volunteer owned rig, hence, T410 spends the night at FS28.
There have also been issues involving the leases the volunteer corporation has with various telecommunciations companies that utilize the volunteer-owned cell tower which had to be ironed out in the transfer of assets to Fairfax County. A suitable location has to be found to set up a temporary fire station with tents and trailers since the piece of land the current FS10 sits on can't support an active construction site and one of the county's busiest fire stations.
An architect still has to be contracted and the site plan and design completed and approved/accepted by Fairfax County. For as continency-planning oriented as the Fire and Rescue Department can be for anticipated disasters and coupled with the experiences (learning curve) gained after the fire at the Burke VFD, this process should have been a bit more streamlined.
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