The Fairmont City Fire Department received a pumper truck from the the Clayton Fire Department Tuesday that Fairmont Fire Chief Garrett Robinson said is badly needed to improve his department’s responses to local fires.
"Clayton is donating this fire engine to us to replace one of ours that has been out of service since Dec. 16," the chief said. "The one we had is old and would have cost $40,000 to repair. I don't see putting that much money into such an old truck with the kind of repairs that were needed."
According to Robinson, the donated truck, a pumper that pumps 1,500 gallons of water per minute, saved the town $350,000.