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. .l | new addition prairies and parts of the US. backâ€"up pumper. Driving 16 hours daily, the two ‘Another emergency conveyance men made the 4,000km. trek _ at the Hall is the Rescue Vehicle home in a little over two days, _ that has enough room to hold arriving in Waterloo on January five fire fighters in full uniform. Tth. No doubt the two received _ It‘s also home for the Jaws of many incredulous looks from â€" Life, carries spare tanks, fellow motorists as they made _ medical supplies, brooms and all their trip across the prairies and _ other equipment needed for a the US in the mammoth truck. rescue. In spite of nasty winter On every fire call the weather in North Dakota and _ Department received, a crew of Wisconsin, the trip went without _ eleven fire fighters departs to . a hitch, said the Chief. "The _ the scene; six on the pumper and . truck handled well" he told the _ five on the rescue vehicle. Citizen. f Another Department The new fire truck was â€" acquisition is the Support Truck purchased to replace the old which is a 1974 cube van, a 1980 pumper that had been former rescue truck. Used to taken out of service due to a _ haul the hoses and equipment broken frame that was too costly back.to the hall for cleanâ€"up to fix. It‘s currently at the _ after the response to an alarm, Station and up for grabs at a _ it‘s used for ice water rescue price of $2,000. too and loaded with the "The truck‘s done" Chief Steele _ necessary equipment. At a major said, "but the pump is still good".. . accident or fire it‘s also used as Also at Fire Hall No. 1 is a big _ the command post. % custom â€" Superior Spartan "We feel we‘re well equipped to pumper with a sixâ€"man cab. fight any size of fire now" Chief With a water capacity and pump _ Steele told the Citizen. "We‘re in size the same as the newly _ excellent shape now" he said. purchased truck, it‘s used as a \ I