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PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. — When your family needs help, your local fire department is quick to the scene. But this past weekend, Putnam County fire administrators suspended service from the Bancroft Volunteer Fire Department, diverting its call to nearby stations.
Putnam County Fire Service Board Administrator Rich Pullin said the issue started Friday afternoon. The WV State Fire Marshal’s Office received an email from the insurance commission, asking why Bancroft VFD didn’t have worker’s compensation. When the county called to figure things out, they say offices had closed for the weekend. Out of an abundance of caution, Bancroft volunteer firefighters were told not to run calls. Crews from Poca and Eleanor would be dispatched instead.
“We do it all the time, we’re use to helping out and that’s what we do,” said Poca Fire Chief Earl Conrad.
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