Massac County Fire Protection District – WMOK Full Coffee Break – April 5, 2024

WMOK spoke with the Massac County Fire Protection District for Coffee Break on April 5, 2024.

We discussed the following topics:

• Thanking voters
• Miscommunication in community
• Hoping to have an open forum
• Already having to make cuts
• Emergency calls
• Golden Hour
• Dispatcher info
• Monthly board meeting- 3rd Monday @ 6P
• Tax on bills
• 2 separate entities
• When burning make police and fire aware
• Fire alarm calls
• ISO Rating
• Communications
• Water
• Fire truck tests
• Training
• Call for brush fire
• Fundraising
• 2 road blocks a year
• Pictures
• Taking curtains
• How important the Fire Protection District is
• Hard job
• Annexation
• The difference with county – financial
• Voter turnout
• Firemen took a cut
• Donations
• Farmer’s Market
• Recruiting
• Different services
• Rescuing guy out of bathroom window
• Massac County Youth Fair
• OSHA
• Large fire district
• Community involvement

Hear WMOK’s Full Coffee Break with the Massac County Fire Protection District below: