Stone Harbor Introduces its First Paid Firefighters
After 108 years, there is a new type of firefighter protecting Stone Harbor. Exclusively a volunteer fire company since its inception in 1912, the Stone Harbor Fire Department is now operating with a mix of paid and volunteer firefighters.
Over the years, the number of qualified volunteer firefighters/EMT s actually living in the borough of Stone Harbor had dropped to the point that most of the volunteers were traveling from off the island, which was significantly slowing response time.
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A change in demographics and rising property values have brought a change to the local population and the new residents were either seasonal or were not interested in joining the volunteer fire department.