New 500-gallon truck purchased for Phillipsburg Fire Departments, thanks to donors

By CHIEF JEREMIAH LEE CLANCY, JR.
Phillipsburg Fire Departments

PHILLIPSBURG — The officers and members of Phillipsburg Fire Department and Phillips County Rural District #1 Fire Department would like to thank several organizations for their generosity in support of our recent grant request for equipment upgrades.

Their contributions enabled the departments to purchase a new Ford F550 with 500 gallons of water capacity and 20 gallons of foam. This truck has the capability of two 1½” cross lays, two whip lines and a booster reel.

This truck replaces an outdated 2001 Ford F350 brush truck, which previously only held 300 gallons of water.

Again, the Phillipsburg FD and Phillips County Rural District #1 FD wants to thank the following organizations that made this possible:

· DANE G. HANSEN FOUNDATION

· ALBERT MORGAN AND LEONA A. MORGAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

· DARWIN AND LORENE COLE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

· PHILLIPS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

· RANGELAND COOPERATIVES, INC. AND CO-BANK

This new equipment will help us to continue to assure a high level of emergency services for those who deserve the best…the people of our community.