Utica Fire Board Establishes Volunteer Department to Ensure Coverage to the Area

Utica fire board establishes volunteer department to ensure coverage to the area

The Utica Township Fire Protection District board voted this week to start a volunteer fire department. (Aprile Rickert / LPM)A Utica, Indiana fire board is taking action to shore up emergency services after Jeffersonville stopped a fire territory last month due to a new state law limiting its funding.The Utica Township Fire Protection District board voted last week to create the Utica Fire and Rescue Department, a volunteer department dedicated…

Ind. township forms volunteer fire department after EMS contract ends

The new Utica Fire & Rescue will offer 24/7 fire and medical response, without EMS transport, as the township board rebuilds services following an interruption