Site Preparation Work Begins
The Building and Grounds Committee has been working all summer on hiring contractors and vendors for site prep, materials, planning, scheduling and building of the site for the training building. We are proud to announce that work has commenced on the concrete pad that the building will sit on! The pad will be poured in three sections. Here are some pictures of the progress as of August 12th:
Additional progress items: access road preparation and base/elevation preparation was completed early in the summer. Installation of a fire hydrant was also completed in early July. Thank you to Westfield Borough and the Westfield DPW crew for purchasing and installing the hydrant.
Contractors
Since our last update, members of the committee have been working on quite a laundry list of items. This includes selection of a number of contractors and vendors to build the training center site.
- General Contractor – We will be working with Ackley Construction on the building of the 100 x 100 concrete pad. Although work began early this spring, major progress should be seen during the week of August 11th.
- Paving – We have hired Jefferson Paving of Brookville PA to pave the access road and approach
- Fencing – Kriger Fencing out of Williamsport PA will building security fencing around the site.
Donations
We would like to thank the following folks for your donations to the training center:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Austin Volunteer Fire Dept | $1,000.00 |
| BHE Foundation | $21,000.00 |
| Big Elm Fire Dept | $1,300.00 |
| Blossburg Fire Dept | $500.00 |
| Brookfield Township | $3,000.00 |
| Chatham Volunteer Fire Department | $1,760.00 |
| Chuck Vanzile | $100.00 |
| Clymer Hose Company | $2,500.00 |
| CoBank | $3,000.00 |
| Deerfield Charitable Trust | $5,000.00 |
| Elkland Fire Dept | $1,000.00 |
| Elkland Moose | $300.00 |
| Friendly Hometown Diner | $133.00 |
| Gale Hose Ambulance | $500.00 |
| Genesee Twp Vol Fire Dept | $1,000.00 |
| Germania Fire Dept | $500.00 |
| Glenn Barnes | $100.00 |
| Goodyear Hose Co | $5,000.00 |
| Harrison Twp Vol Fire Co | $5,000.00 |
| Knoxville Deerfield Fire Dept | $1,000.00 |
| Morris Twp Vol Fire Co | $1,000.00 |
| Osceola Fire Dept | $500.00 |
| PA Office of the State Fire Commissioner | $100,000.00 |
| Potter County Commissioners | $10,000.00 |
| Tioga County Commissioners | $75,000.00 |
| Tri County REC | $3,000.00 |
| Tri Town Vol Fire Co | $2,000.00 |
| Wellsboro Fire Dept | $5,000.00 |
| Westfield Rod and Gun Club | $4,000.00 |
| Westfield Township | $3,000.00 |
The total raised through grants and directed donations is currently at $257,093!
The Big Ash Bash and related poker runs and raffles brought in $5,631! Thank you to Shiffty’s for organizing the event and being so devoted to supporting the fire service.
Thank you to everyone who has supported our raffles as well. As of today, raffles earmarked for this project have brought in a total of $43,465!
If we missed anyone in our thank yous, we sincerely apologize. The outpouring of support for this project has been nothing short of amazing, and a little overwhelming at times! As of today, the current total money raised for the project sits at $306,289.
We will continue to post progress pictures here and on our Facebook page. Stay tuned!