White Shield establishes fire dept.
White Shield now has its own fire department as of Tuesday.
Bismarck fireman Tony Gonzalez, left, served as a consultant for setting up the new White Shield Fire Department. At the right is White Shield medic and fireman Mercury White.
Tommy Bonilla, standing by Engine 2, gets wet for a cause.
White Shield Fire Chief Tevin Dixon stands by a huge portable pond that was filled with water.
McLean County Sheriff JR Kerzmann calls in the first ever test page to the White Shield Fire Department at 17:54 (5:54 p.m.) on Tuesday.
WHITE SHIELD – Five years ago Councilman Fred Fox had it on his mind that White Shield needed its own fire department.
With Bismark fireman Tony Gonzalez, recruiting and training began.
Fox made sure they had the building and funding to kickstart the department.
On Tuesday, at 17:54 (5:54 p.m.) a test call made by McLean County Sheriff JR Kerzmann brought the White Shield Fire Department online and now officially ready to handle fires in the White Shield community.
Currently, White Shield Fire Department has 26 volunteers in all levels of skills and training. Afterward they set off water turrets and hoses, even letting youngsters fire some of the hoses.
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- White Shield now has its own fire department as of Tuesday.
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- Bismarck fireman Tony Gonzalez, left, served as a consultant for setting up the new White Shield Fire Department. At the right is White Shield medic and fireman Mercury White.
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- Tommy Bonilla, standing by Engine 2, gets wet for a cause.
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- White Shield Fire Chief Tevin Dixon stands by a huge portable pond that was filled with water.
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- McLean County Sheriff JR Kerzmann calls in the first ever test page to the White Shield Fire Department at 17:54 (5:54 p.m.) on Tuesday.