“We were looking at trying to get that into a running state, but it (the museum) wasn’t the place or the facility to try to do any mechanical fixing. We decided we were going to trailer it … to bring it back to the fire station,” said Fire Chief Dale Feser.
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The truck had been at the Souris Valley Museum since the museum opened in 2000. It was loaned to the museum, and the museum’s employees were responsible for taking care of it.
When the fire department moved to its new home late last year, it had the space to house the fire truck.