Refugio VFD moves into new facility almost 4 years after Hurricane Harvey damaged it

Refugio VFD moves into new facility almost 4 years after Hurricane Harvey damaged it

MORE THAN ONE-THOUSANDDOMESTIC FLIGHTS HAVE BEENCANCELED SUNDAY AS A RESULT OFTROPICAL STORM HENRI ACCORDINGTO FLIGHT AWARE.IT’S BEEN NEARLY 4 YEARS SIENCHURRICANE HARVEY HIT THE COASTALBEND..THE CATEGORY 4 STORM..

IS BLEDAMFOR 125 BILLION DOLLARS TO TEXASAND UILOSIANA.{***VO**}ONE OF THE BUILDINGS THAT WASSEVERELY WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BYTHE DAMAGED BY THE STORM..

WASTHE REFUGIO VOLUNTEER REFIDEPARTMENT.LAST WEEK, THE DEPARTMENT GOT ABRAND NEW ILBUDING AND TODAY WETOOK A TOUR OF THE FACILY.IT{***SOT FULL**}It is where the original stationwas, it’s the ext acsamefootprint, it’s just the designis different.

The origalinstation had 10 bay doors on itso we have spaces to park 10trucks, when we redesigned wegave up 2 of the bay doors andwe took in the 2 north doorso swe only have 8 bays for thetrucks now.{***VO**}BY REMOVG THINE TWO BAY DOORS,THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TOCONSOLODATE ALL THE OFFICESPAC, ESAND CONFERENCE ROOMS INTHE BUILDING.CHIEF WILLIAMS SAYS THEY AREALMOST COMPLETELY MOVED IN TOTHE BUILDING TONIG.HTHURRICANE HARVEY HIT THE COASTALBEND ON AUGUST 25, 27.01THIS WEDNESDAY MARKS THE 4 YREAANNIVERSARY..

AND WE’REREMEMBERING THE DAMAGE THE STORMLEFT BEH