Starland County CAO, Shirley Bremer, says County staff will meet this afternoon to discuss moving forward following a fire that has destroyed the County’s office this morning.
Bremer was awakened up by a call from the fire department and when she arrived on scene, saw smoke billowing from the building. Firefighters are still actively engaged in battling the blaze in Morrin, which has a spread all the way through the roof.
She said along with area fire departments, the County has engaged its tanker trucks and equipment. As well, private trucks are helping to bring water. The local Hutterite colonies are also pitching in. She said Morrin’s water supply is running low and asks residents to conserve water today.
“For the County residents, we are going to regroup this afternoon and try to get a plan going on how we will proceed from this. Of course, none of us have ever been involved in a situation like this, but we are going to regroup,” she told The Mail Friday morning.
She adds that crucial records are safe and backed up on a secure cloud server. On a lighter note, she says tax notice might be a little late.
Bremer has been with the County for 35 years.
“It is awful, I am very proud of the place I work and this is really tough, and I know it is on other people too. We will pull together as a group and we’ll figure it out,” she said.