Ligonier Township officials Tuesday took a step toward having only two of the area’s four fire departments initially respond to automatic fire alarms, citing the high number of false alarms.
The township supervisors approved a resolution supporting the recommendation of fire department officials and Patrick McDaniel, emergency management coordinator, that just the Waterford and Ligonier Borough fire departments would be the first responders to the automatic fire alarms.
The other departments, Wilpen and Darlington, could be on standby, said Ligonier Township Supervisor John Beaufort…