Howard Fire Dept. & Community Center
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N 44° 00.513 W 097° 31.396
14T E 618379 N 4873882
Small town fire department in Howard, South Dakota.
Waymark Code: WM8D4K
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2010
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This Fire Department mainly serves Miner County and its surrounding communities. It can and has been called on to help other communty fire departments when needed. Its current Fire Chief is Nathan Ruml.
It has an ambulance service and EMTs as volunteers as needed. The current ambulance manager is Cora Schwader.
Miner County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 2,884. Its county seat is Howard. Miner County was formed in 1873. It is located in the Southeast corner of the State. It is situated west of Lake County, south of Kingsbury County, east of Sanborn County, and north of McCook County and Hanson County.
The county is divided into sixteen townships: Adams, Beaver, Belleview, Canova, Carthage, Clearwater, Clinton, Grafton, Green Valley, Henden, Howard, Miner, Redstone, Rock Creek, Roswell, Vermillion.
Major highways include US Highway 81, SD Highway 25, and SD Highway 34.
Cities and towns include: Canova, Carthage, Howard, Roswell, Vilas, and Fedora; and one ghost town, Argonne, formerly known as St. Mary.
Miner County is one of 66 counties in South Dakota. The estimated population in 2004 was 2,643. This was a decrease of 9% from the 2000 census.
Miner County townships include: Adams, Beaver, Bellview, Canova, Carthage, Clearwater, Clinton, Grafton, Green Valley, Henden, Howard, Miner, Redstone, Rock Creek, Roswell, and Vermillion townships.
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
EMS Involvement: yes
Has 911 Dispatch: yes
Has Emergency Call Box: no
Has Emergency Siren: yes
Has Fire Pole: no
Average Alarms Per Year: 3
Number of Firetrucks: 4
Physical Address:
East SD Highway 34
Howard, SD USA
57349
Number of Emergency Staff: 12
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