Plans for Joint Firehouse Alarm Some Residents [Corrected 09/21/11]

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Final approval of an unprecedented plan to put Roanoke firefighters in Roanoke County's Clearbrook firehouse appears to be only days away. But a transition team charged with working out details has held only one meeting, major questions remain unresolved and Clearbrook residents are talking about organizing a committee to safeguard their interests.

A community meeting is scheduled for tonight at 7 p.m. at the Clearbrook Civic League building on U.S. 220.

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Plans for Joint Firehouse Alarm Some Residents [Corrected 09/21/11]

Politicians tout the jointly staffed fire station as a common- sense regional approach. The city will be able to respond to emergency calls to its southern end much more quickly than it can now. The county will get additional paid coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week....

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