VIDEO: In emergencies, every second counts, and in South Walton County, demand is rising fast. Call volume at the Inlet Beach Fire Station is up 62% over the past four years, a sign of rapid growth on the areaโs east end. To keep up, the South Walton Fire District has introduced its newest asset: Fire Engine 6. โThis is the first fire apparatus weโve put in service in the past 25 years as far as expansion services, weโve added ambulances over the years but as this community has continued to grow out here, the exponential growth weโre seeing in the eastern portion of our county has really required us to be focused on this,โ said Ryan Crawford, Fire Chief Administrator at South Walton Fire District. To staff the new $661,000 fire engine, nine new firefighters have been hiredโand several others promoted.
