11
Sign in | Register View Today's Print Edition · Place an Ad · Subscription Rates · Contact Us · Our Blog
Eldorado News Times Logo Buildings Header Art
Search:
Browse Categories  (Add your business to the El Dorado Business Directory)

Volunteer firefighters thrilled with new truck


New Truck The Strong Volunteer Fire Department will hold a special training session next week to learn how to utilize the truck’s many accessories. Pictured are, from left, Dewayne Worth, Preston Webb, Fire Chief Steve Calloway, Deputy Fire Chief Boscoe Williams, and Allen Lemons. It’s the first new truck for the department in 46 years.
By JAMIE DAVIS

For the Sunday News

STRONG – Most people would agree that 46 years is a long time to wait, and perhaps that’s why the 15-man crew of the Strong Volunteer Fire Department feel a little like children at Christmas when they look at their brand new fire truck - they have, after all, been waiting since 1962 to receive the fire engine red tanker-pumper truck that now graces their station.

The 2008 Kenworth truck has a 2,000 gallon capacity and “all the bells and whistles,” said Dewayne Worth, fire chief of the Lawson Volunteer Fire Department. Wort...
Log-In to view full story or view our Registration Guide.
Featured El Dorado Business Directory Articles

Featured El Dorado Business Directory Coupons
Local News Archive Calendar
November, 2008
SuMoTuWeThFrSa
 1
2345678
9101112131415
1617181920  
       
  
Sponsor Advertisements
Featured Business
Featured Business
 
 
2007-2008 (c) Copyright El Dorado News Times. | Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Place an Ad | Links

El Dorado News Times
(870) 862-6611
111 N Madison Ave. El Dorado, Arkansas 71730

Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional

visitors since December 11th, 2007

Design by: WebProJoe.com Web Design Company