Officials also granted about $50,100 for a new Springfield Township breathing air fill station to fill self-contained breathing apparatus bottles.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at 8:55 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, three miles west of Stockton. Russell Hayes was driving a 1989 Pierce Lance pumper truck, when he traveled off the right side of the eastbound highway, corrected back then overcorrected, causing the truck to overturn.

Fire Chief Brian Byrd said he needs new trucks. With a recent spike in calls for service the fleet of trucks used by the 18 fire stations across Toledo are constantly on the go, putting a major strain on the rigs used on a daily basis. 

 

But others, which are used as reserves or backup trucks, have extremely  high millage and based upon pictures, they are showing serious signs of wear. Many of the reserve trucks are well over 15 years old and have clocked more than 200,000 miles. 

There were two ladder trucks on the list, that were originally built back in 1983.

An anniversary celebration, as well as demonstrations and a display of firefighting equipment, will take place at the fire hall in downtown Wahoo from noon to 2 p.m.  

Fire Prevention Officer Kyle Arp said activities will include fire truck rides and several demonstrations.

One of the demonstrations will be inside a smoke simulator truck borrowed from the Schuyler Fire Department. Arp said this will give those in attendance a chance to see how smoke behaves and help them prepare, if ever they encounter such an emergency.

A grease fire demonstration is also planned. He said people don’t always think about grease fires and how they can devastate a kitchen minutes.