HSVFD asks City of Hot Springs to transfer ownership of fire hall

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This 60-feet x 60-feet Hot Springs Fire Hall building, which was constructed in 1952 partially through a $15,000 city bond issue, is currently owned by the City of Hot Springs. However, the city may soon transfer ownership of the building to the Hot Springs Volunteer Fire Department. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star
This 60-feet x 60-feet Hot Springs Fire Hall building, which was constructed in 1952 partially through a $15,000 city bond issue, is currently owned by the City of Hot Springs. However, the city may soon transfer ownership of the building to the Hot Springs Volunteer Fire Department. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

HOT SPRINGS – Based on the unanimous general consensus of the Hot Springs City Council during last Monday night’s Sept. 21 regular meeting, the Hot Springs Volunteer Fire Department (HSVFD) should soon be gifted full ownership of the fire hall building they have been occupying since August 1952.

The decision took place during the discussion of a non-action agenda item and was intended to give City …