Sparta Purchases Critical Firefighting Gear With Grant
The Sparta Fire Department is upgrading critical life-saving equipment after receiving a state grant to purchase three new self-contained breathing apparatuses. Sparta Fire Chief Kevin Powers said the department received a state grant of just over $35,000, designed to support fire departments primarily made up of volunteers. Powers said the funding is extremely beneficial, as […]
Sparta Fire Operations Improved Thanks To New Software
The Sparta Fire Department has improved its daily operations thanks to a newly acquired fire station response software. Sparta Fire Chief Kevin Powers said the software is essentially used to track response calls, maintenance for fire apparatus and training. It also keeps up with the department’s pre-planning. “When we go out to businesses and our […]
Sparta Buying Used Fire Truck, Needed For Some Time
Sparta buying a 2000 Pierce Dash 100 foot platform fire truck for some $249,000. Sparta Firefighter Richard Taylor said the truck will be brought to the main fire station in Sparta when it arrives. Taylor said he and another firefighter went to look at and test drive the truck in Alabama, and everything was working […]
Kevin Powers Excited For New Role As Sparta Fire Chief
Sparta Aldermen approved Kevin Powers to be the next Fire Chief Thursday night. Powers said he is a third generation firefighter, and he feels like he was born for the career. Powers said he spent the last few years working at the Red Cross, but he spent several years before that as a fireman. Powers […]
Sparta Fire Chief Young Wrapping Up His 40-Year Career
Chief Kirk Young will soon wrap up his 40-year career with the Sparta Fire Department this week. Young said he got his start after his wife pointed him to a newspaper ad stating Sparta was hiring police and firefighters. Young, a factory worker at the time, decided to take the job to better himself. Young […]
