In a short ceremony Friday William E. Hexford, Chief of the Veteran Administration’s supply division handed the keys of the VA’s fire truck to Marion Fire Chief Lonnie Dungey as Joe DePietro, hospital administration and Marion Fire Commissioner Bob Yearack looked on. The hospital and the city administration entered into a 20-year agreement whereby the city would furnish fire protection to the hospital in exchange for the fire truck and equipment.

(Extracted from local newspapers and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at http://www.marionfire.us )