Changes are on the horizon at Bear Creek Fire Department.
On Sunday, firefighters will be on duty to provide service 24-hours a day to the Hubert area.
Onslow County Emergency Services Director Bradley Kinlaw told WNCT volunteers will still be part of the operation.
“We saw the need to push forward with this 24/7 staff. That doesn’t eliminate the need for volunteers they are very much still a big part of the Bear Creek Fire Department. We just needed we saw the need to get a truck out quicker."
A new station is expected to open next fall will be equipped with a generator in case of power failure and an emissions system as well as bunkrooms, a kitchen and a pantry.
Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
