THE DAKOTA CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS PUT TWO NEW FIRE TANKER TRUCKS INTO SERVICE.
FIRE CHIEF CLINT RASMUSSEN SAYS THE NEW TRUCKS REPLACE SOME THAT WERE OVER 20 YEARS OLD:
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THE NEW TRUCKS ALSO HAVE A GREATER WATER STORAGE CAPACITY:
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THE DAKOTA CITY FIRE PERSONNEL HAVE BEGUN TRAINING ON THE NEW VEHICLES, AND RASMUSSEN SAYS HE HOPES TO ADD A FEW MORE VOLUNTEERS TO THE DEPARTMENT:
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RASMUSSEN HOPES TO GET 25 YEARS OF USE OUT OF THE NEW TRUCKS.
ONE OF THE OLD TRUCKS WILL MOVE TO JACKSON, NEBRASKA, WHICH WILL BE AN UPGRADE OVER WHAT THEY HAVE HAD.
