Hughes County To Transfer Ownership Of Rural Fire Department Buildings To Respective Departments

Hughes County To Transfer Ownership Of Rural Fire Department Buildings To Respective Departments

PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Hughes County Commission has approved the transfer of county buildings being used as rural fire halls across the county. Commission chairman Rob Fines says the county isn’t in the fire department game any more but is still on the hook for two buildings…

Fines says transferring the buildings has been discussed previously, but never followed through with…

The county currently pays insurance on the buildings, but is still responsible for maintaining the structures. The DeGray Fire Hall is in a different situation…

Emergency Manager A-J Rounds says he has contacted the Blunt Fire Department and is waiting to hear back about moving forward.