09/November/2015 – Fire-Rescue Commission Meeting 

Chairman LaVern Polk congratulated outgoing Commissioner Doug Mixson Sr. during the monthly Commission Meeting Monday 09-November. Mr. Mixson has served eight years on the Commission, but was recently elected to the Willow Swamp Water Shed Commission which required him to resign from the Fire-Rescue Commission. Chairman Polk present Mr. Mixson with a plaque. During his time on the Commission, the Department has seen a great amount of growth, including the construction of several new fire stations, a transition to a different configuration of Fire Apparatus, standardization of the department ambulances and the implementation of the new IFSAC Firefighter Standards. Mr. Mixson will continue to serve as a volunteer Officer at  Station # 23 in Ashton. County Council appointed Mr. Mark Farish of Hendersonville to fill the unexpired term. Mr. Farish attended his first meeting Monday evening. Commissioners S.G. Drew and Clyde Capers were reappointed for new four year terms at the November County Council Meeting.