The water flew out of the 5-inch diameter hose at over 1,000 gallons a minute due to 105 pounds of pressure and topped out at about 80 feet in the air. The practice is normal procedure for the Tosa Fire Department.

The station uses Hart Park for the exercise in part because firefighters are able to return the water used directly to the Menomonee River.

Rides will be offered for the first three days of the Walla Walla Public School schedule Aug. 29-31.

The winners are picked up at home and delivered to their school.

It takes about 15 days to build a fire truck, which is about 1,100 to 2,000 hours of labor. It begins with the rolling chassis, where the engine, radiator and cab are mounted. Next is the cab testing station to test the air condition, start the truck for the first time, and run diagnostic tests. The company said their first priority is making sure firefighters are safe.

Michael Allen Johnson, of Baraga, Michigan, was driving one of three fire trucks from Michigan to Utah to help combat a wildfire Aug. 27, 2016.

According to the criminal complaint, a Coon Rapids firefighter witnessed the trucks speeding south down I-35W, traveling at an estimated 80 to 90 mph. He allegedly saw the third vehicle, driven by Johnson, swerve into the right lane three times before it traveled across traffic and attempted to correct itself, crashing into the median where the box separated from the cab and rolled multiple times on I-35W near 95th Avenue, the complaint states.

First, the city must hold a public hearing due to its policies that govern any time the city adds new surveillance equipment.

Fire Department Chief John Lehman told the city commission this week that the drone would not be used on a daily basis.

"There's not someone out there that we're trying to model - we're attempting to be the model for departments in the state of Michigan," Lehman said in an interview with MLive.