Fire 12 gets insurance

Fire District 12 has obtained insurance, commissioners announced Aug. 1, moving the embattled district one step closer to normal operations.

In May, Fire 12 lost insurance coverage, was declared a disaster area and saw all three of its commissioners resign.

The district’s insurer canceled the policy May 17 due to mismanagement and several steps were required for reinstatement.

That happened last Thursday.

“We have a long way to go but it sure feels good to get over this mandatory hurdle,” Commissioner Dave Persell told the Journal.

“We still have more steps to take for a return to being fully able to respond to calls in the community, but this was the major one for sure,” Commissioner Trina Young said.

Now that the district has insurance, meetings can again be held at the Matlock Fire Hall and commissioners invited the public to attend the Aug. 14 meeting to celebrate.

Acting Chief Mike Brown told the Journal the district still needs to get its medical license back and is responding to calls with West Mason Fire’s assistance until then.