“We got it running and got it back into the bay, but we expect it’s going to have to go back to Minnesota (where the truck was manufactured),” Assistant Chief Chip Mellon said Monday afternoon. “We can see the body damage issues, but we don’t know about the pump, transmission and generator.”

Mellon said department members were planning to pull all the equipment off the damaged side of the truck Monday night.

The City’s budget is composed of two primary revenue sources: property taxes and sales taxes. The City’s population is expected to be 47,000 by the end of this year - an 11% increase since 2010. This population growth, largely the result of new residential development, equates to an increase of $829,700 in property tax revenues in the FY 2018 budget. Sales tax revenues are projected to increase by $1,336,100 in FY 2018, the largest amount in City history.

Their building was directly hit by the EF-1 tornado around 5:15pm. The tornado brought winds up to 110 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

Eight people, including six firefighters, were inside at the time, but walked away unhurt, according to Autryville Fire Chief Andrew Hawkins.

The roof of the volunteer department was ripped off and tossed behind the building. One of the support walls was knocked down on top of three of their four fire engines.

Chief Hawkins said those vehicles, which are worth $420,000, were destroyed.

Just 30 minutes after the tornado hit the small town of 200, the fire department was back in service, accepting emergency calls.