Cherokee County Receives New Fire Engines, Ladder Truck

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Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services recently received four new fire engines, a new ladder truck and four new squads.

The four new engines will be stationed at Station 7 on Barnes Road in Woodstock, Station 20 and 22 on Bells Ferry Road and Station 23 on Vaughn Road in Hickory Flat, Cherokee County Assistant Fire Chief Eddie Robinson said.

The fire department has also placed four new squads into service during the past couple of weeks. Cherokee EMS Chief Danny West noted the new ambulances will be located at Station 1 on Bells Ferry Road near Woodstock, Station 7, Station 19 along Highway 92 and Station 23.

The new ambulances were manufactured by Osage Industries out of Linn, Missouri. A new ladder truck has also been delivered to the county fire department. This will be the second ladder truck for Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services.

One of the ladder trucks will be stationed at Station 24 near Sixes Road north of Woodstock and the other ladder truck will be placed at Station 21 near Airport Road north of Canton.

E-One Fire Services delivered the new engines on Tuesday, allowing Cherokee County commissioners and County Manager Jerry Cooper to view the new vehicles before the board’s meeting.

Cherokee County Fire Chief Tim Prather thanked both commissioners and county management for their continued support of the fire department.

“I would also like to thank the Truck Specifications Committee and David Tilson, one of our battalion chiefs, who headed up the group in researching the options and designs of these new engines for the county,” Prather added. “They did an awesome job.”

The new engines will go into service within the next 30 days.

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Photo 1: new trucks
Photo 2: Fire Chief Tim Prather
Photo 3: County Manager Jerry Cooper, right, and Commissioner Brian Poole look at the new trucks.
Photo credits: Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services