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[November 09, 2012] 
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Thursday evening several
gathered at the Lincoln Fire Department station to participate in the
dedication ceremony for the city's new pumper truck. The truck
replaces a vehicle more than 20 years old that had developed a
leaking and un-repairable tank. The city council worked for
several months to determine what the best plan of action was
regarding the old truck. Beginning in February the council
talked about what to do, but everything had to be put on hold due to
budget constraints. After the new fiscal year began for the
city of Lincoln, the topic came back to the foreground, and eventually
it was decided that the city would purchase a stock vehicle. Though
it's brand-new, the term stock means basically that it didn't come
with any extra whistles and bells.
During Thursday evening's dedication, Chief
Mark Miller spoke about this, saying that in selecting the vehicle, the
criteria were whether it would fit the needs of the department, fit
in the station and be big enough to hold all the equipment the
firemen would have to load into it.
Pictures by Nila Smith |
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Firefighters, dressed in their best, check out
the new truck before the dedication.
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Members of the city department in their dress
uniforms. |
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Members of the Lincoln Rural Fire Protection
District also
came out to celebrate with the city on the dedication of its new pumper truck.
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Guests include a handful of city officials,
including Chuck Conzo, city treasurer; Susan Gehlbach, city clerk; and
Alderwoman Jonie Tibbs. |
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