THE BUZZ - Nokesville Fire & Rescue Station 5 Ribbon Cutting

Описание: Officials of the Prince William County Fire & Rescue Department and the Nokesville Volunteer Fire Department celebrated the ribbon-cutting of the newly constructed Station 5 in Nokesville.

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Nokesville Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mike Silva said opening a new station marked an ending as well as a beginning when he spoke at a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the new Fire and Rescue Station 5 in Nokesville.

“We’re sad to see the old station leave,” Silva said of the old building that was replaced by a new, 18,330-square-foot fire and rescue station. “There were a lot of memories there. It served the county for 50-plus years, but I have no doubt that this station here will serve the county 50-plus years again and we’ll make new memories here.

Silva also said the new station will be good for the people who staff an ambulance, an engine, a tanker, a brush truck as well as a reserve engine and ambulance that can operate as a medic unit. “It’s great for volunteers here in Nokesville and for the career staff that run out of here and most importantly for the citizens of Prince William County.”

Prince William Supervisor Jeanine Lawson attended the ceremony with Silva, other members of the fire company, their families, community members and county staff, and thanked everyone for coming. “I want to thank everybody for being here today and thank you for allowing me to enjoy this celebration with you. This is a great celebration for our community.”

Prince William Fire and Rescue Department Assistant Chief Matt Smolsky said that while a fire station stores firefighting and EMS apparatus, fire engines, patient transport vehicles, other specialized equipment and working space, it represents more to a community.

Smolsky said fire stations are symbols of caring, strength, trust, safety, friendship, courage and more and said the new Station represented all of that in Nokesville “I would describe it simply as a cornerstone of the community – the foundation of strength in protecting the community”

Mark Engman, the president of the Nokesville Volunteer Fire Department, said the $9.5-million station, built on land owned by the volunteer fire company, came in on time and on budget. The building has sleeping quarters for 19, an exercise room, a community room, a kitchen, common areas, storage, and office space. The station sits on enough land to allow for future expansion.

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