Oasis Fire Dept. breaks ground on its first station

Representatives with the Oasis Fire Department and Elmore Medical Center attended last week's ground-breaking ceremony for the department's new station on Tilli Road. When complete, the building will house the department's three fire vehicles, which provide coverage for roughly 20 square miles of rural land northwest of Mountain Home. Photo by Brian S. Orban

Ten years of planning finally became a reality as the Oasis Fire Volunteer Department broke ground on its first official fire station.

Measuring nearly 1,500 square feet, the station will hold both of the department's engines and a third brush truck, said Bill Kelly, president of the Oasis district commission.

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