Article: United States: Caney Branch VFD Acquires New $203000 Fire Truck.

Byline: sander03

The Caney Branch Volunteer Fire Department has placed into service the first brand-new fire truck in its 37-year history.

Chief Ryan Holt said the public is invited to come see the 2009 Kenworth tanker truck during the departments annual "Fireman Feast" fundraising lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, at the fire hall on the Newport Highway.

He noted that the truck was acquired with a $203,000 federal grant that the Caney Branch VFD received last year through the Federal Emergency Management Agencys Assistance to Firefighters program.

Holt said that the department raised $13,000 in funds to match the ...

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