Superior gets water tender to prepare for fire season
Kathleen Woodford Mineral Independent | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 years, 4 months AGO
Engines and water tenders are ready for delivery to Yellowstone and Mineral counties. (Photo courtesy of the Superior Vol. Fire Dept.)
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s Equipment Development Center in Missoula brought a water tender to the Superior Volunteer Fire Department on July 11, announced Fire Chief Rob Torrey.
An integral part of Montana’s fire program, the DNRC outfits water tenders, pumps, wildland fire engines and other equipment to counties as part of the County Cooperative Fire Protection Program. The water tender will be in service for this fire season and is owned by the state but operated and maintained by the counties.
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