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The longtime goal of universal fire protection is moving rapidly with the Islands Fire Station now open and the county commissioners giving conceptual approval for a fire station and headquarters with other work at Miller Park.
County leaders have struggled for years to find an affordable way to deliver fire protection services as volunteer fire departments have declined. Miller Park, located on U.S. Highway 84 seven miles east of Hinesville is a central location and the county already owns property there. The park is near the intersection of Bill Carter Road and U.S. Highway 84.