The Kingsley Fire Department has received a $100,000 award from the Missouri River Historical Development for a new tanker truck, LeMarsSentinel.com reported. 

The new 2,000-gallon tanker truck will replace the current 1,800-gallon tanker bought in 1986, the report said. The old truck will be auctioned off by sealed bids once the new one arrives in December 2023. There are seven trucks in total used by the 35 members of the Kingsley Fire Department, including a tanker pumper truck that was delivered early in 2022, two grass rigs and four other tanker trucks.

Along with the MRHD grant, funds to buy the new truck come from the fire department’s tax dollars and proceeds from the ticket sales and donations at the annual Kingsley Fire Department Dueling Pianos fundraiser, according to the report. 

MRHD is a non-profit organization that holds the gaming license for the Hard Rock Casino in Sioux City. It awards grants annually to Woodbury County and those adjacent counties in Iowa. Over $45 million has been awarded since 1994. This year, 10 Impact Match grants were awarded, including the one for the tanker truck.

Evansville and Henderson fire crews are on the scene of a business fire at the corner of East Franklin Street and Morton Ave. Firefighters say they saw smoke coming from the Morton Warehouse as they approached the building and were able to determine it was coming from the warehouse. Evansville police are also on the scene.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEHT-TV ABC 25 Evansville

A recently retired firefighter is using social media to give people a front row seat to the local action. From car fires, truck fires, house fires, Albuquerque firefighters have seen it all. “Wildfires are a big thing here now, hazardous material calls, medical calls, the old fallen and I can’t get up thing.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOB-TV NBC 4 Albuquerque

VIDEOS: A firefighter was among at least six people injured in a serious multi-vehicle crash on the Eisenhower Expressway on Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said. Illinois State Police said troopers responded to a hit-and-run crash at about 5:54 a.m. While they were on the scene, a silver Infiniti struck an ISP squad and a Chicago Fire Department truck at about 5:29 a.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago

Tampa Fire Rescue is hosting a donation drive to help those impacted by Hurricane Ian in Southwest Florida. The drive, which runs from Monday, Oct. 17, through Friday, Oct. 21., will be at multiple sites across Tampa on different days. “We’ve already sent down our first responders to support them as they recover from this disaster, but this donation drive is another big way for the city and community to give back," Tampa Fire Rescue Chief Barbara Tripp said.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTS-TV ABC 28 Tampa