The Harvest Land Risk management department determined that the equipment was needed in southern Henry and northern Rush counties to help keep their farmers and community safe. If a farmer was trapped in a grain bin or wagon, a grain rescue tube was more than 15 miles away. The donation went to the Spiceland Fire Department to fill that gap.

Harvest Land lost two customers due to grain entrapment in 2016. The company is committed to not only the safety of employees but to the safety of their farmer-members.

The nearly 20,400-square-foot firehouse located at the intersection of the state highway and Dr. Davies Road will be the 121-year-old department’s third building.

The station will have a four-door garage that will face northbound Route 9W, and an additional three doors that will be accessible through a rear entrance from Dr. Davies Drive.

Chief Burnette says this would be the fourth fire station named after a fallen firefighter in the city, and Wilson's family asked for this particular station.

"The family has a connection to the Oakley community," Burnette said. "They have a connection to that area and that firehouse. Since old Station 3 where he was working on that tragic day where he died was no longer available, they felt Station 9 would be a good place to honor Grady Wilson."