By DANI BLACKBURN

Montague County Commissioners adopted an official fire and rescue district map during its Monday meeting.

Nocona Fire Chief Rusty Henley presented the map on behalf of the Montague County Firefighters Association, who unanimously adopted the map and chose to present it to the court in a June 12 meeting.

The map includes 14 fire departments for the Montague County area. Those departments include: City of Bowie Fire Department, Bowie Rural Fire Department, Montague Fire Department, Nocona City Fire Department, Nocona Rural Fire Department, Nocona Hills Fire Department, Nocona Lake Estates Fire Department, Forestburg Fire Department, Saint Jo Fire Department, Ringgold Fire Department, Sunset Fire Department and Stoneburg Fire Department, Frontier Shores Fire Department and Oak Shores Fire Department.

However, Henley explained Frontier Shores is currently inactive and the area is currently covered by the Bowie Rural Fire Department.

The map was originally created in 2012, at which time the sitting judge chose not to have it presented to the court.

“He said if the firefighters association adopted it, he considered it official,” said Henley.

However, Nortex does not consider it official until it is approved by the court. The official fire and rescue district map will allow for well-defined boundaries among the 14 fire departments.

Read the full story in the mid-week News.