Marion’s newest fire truck, which arrived Wed. evening, was the object of attention Thursday morning as Marion firemen prepared it for duty. Continue reading
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Mayor Crisp reported to the Council Monday night that the Dodge fire truck, the older of the city’s two fire trucks, has been taken to St. Louis for repairs. The pump on the truck had gone out of commission, it was said, after it was used to pump at the sewage disposal plant.
(Extracted from local newspapers and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at http://www.marionfire.us )
The Illinois Ordnance Plant on Thursday returned to the city of Marion the fire truck which it rented nine weeks ago to provide fire protection for the plant under construction. Continue reading
Successfully meeting the tests of the Illinois Inspection Bureau, fire insurance underwriters’ agency, the new Marion fire truck was ready for service Tuesday. Continue reading
City Commissioner Homer Butler on Friday outlined plans for improvement of the Marion Fire Department co-incident with the purchase of the new fire truck which will undergo its official test at the Marion Water Company’s North Madison Street plant Monday at 10 a.m. Continue reading