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By Bob Weaver
The Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department will be getting their first
new truck since they
organized in 1984. The American Eagle Ford F750 with a 1250
gallon-per-minute top mount
pump is expected to arrive around March 1, according to Fire Chief
Bill Jones. The
apparatus will carry 1000 gallon of water in a polypropylene tank.
Jones said a down payment has been made on the $105,800 truck and then
it is an annual
payment plan. "We are getting it stripped," he said. "Hopefully we'll
be able to raise funds to
put some new equipment on it."
Fire Chief Bill Jones shows picture of new truck
The need to upgrade the department's two old water tankers is of
concern to Jones. "One is
an old 1978 gasoline tanker and the other is an oil truck from 1985,"
he said. Jones said
having water available is serious business to a rural fire
department.
During Monday evenings regular meeting, firemen were busy pulling
equipment checks and
doing maintenance, while others were attending an in-service for
"First Responders."
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