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Fire district has new plan, fifth ambulance on road

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Photo Courtesy of Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Firefighter/paramedics (from left) Paul Heiderman and Joe Flores stand with Chief Brendan Parker with one of three ambulances housed at Woodstock Fire/Rescue Distict Station 1 at 435 E. Judd St. One ambulanced each is housed at Station 2 on Dean Street and Station 3 on Raffel Road.

By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindepenDEnt.com In the first year of a new five-year strategic plan, the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District has put a fifth ambulance in service for the first time to meet increasing emergency calls in and around the city. The 22-page strategic plan for 2025-29 is available at the district website, wfrd.org. “We’re preparing for the […]

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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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