WellSpan Health has announced it has donated land in York County to be used to construct a fire station for York Area United Fire and Rescue as well as a public park and recreation facilities.
The health system said it has donated a more than five-acre plot of land located along Indian Rock Dam Road to Spring Garden Township.
The property is adjacent to land owned and used by WellSpan as office space for operations. It also serves as the site of an alternative helipad for nearby WellSpan York Hospital. That helipad will continue to operate as the alternative site for emergency air transport if weather or other issues impact the use of the WellSpan WellFlight helipad at the hospital.
“This donation will not only improve emergency services response times locally, but it will also help to expand a community gathering place that is a focus of our mission at WellSpan: promoting lifelong wellness,” Alyssa Moyer, vice president of WellSpan Health and president of WellSpan York Hospital, said in a news release.
Officials have been looking for a space for a fire station in the western side of Spring Garden Township for some time.
“A new station is desperately needed to replace the existing Grantley Fire Station and we are hopeful that this acquisition of land, a process which started more than six years ago, continues to gain momentum and results in a modern fire station that properly accommodates our staff, now and well into the future,” Daniel Hoff, fire chief of York Area United Fire and Rescue, said in the news release. “Our staff is extremely grateful to our township commissioners and WellSpan for coming together on this project to help us continue providing excellent service and care to our township residents.”
York Area United Fire and Rescue serves Manchester, Springettsbury, and Spring Garden townships.
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