Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Obtained through FFP program
Chad Michael, Sue Lani Madsen, Craig Madsen and Jim Adams of Fire District No. 4 stand in front of the new 1995 Pierce Arrow given to the Edwall fire station as part of the Federal Firefighter Property program.
EDWALL - The local fire station has a new fire engine in house at no cost to Fire District No. 4 thanks to the Federal Firefighter Property program.
The engine, named Engine 461, is a 1995 Pierce Arrow originally built for the Marine Corps. It was stationed at Barstow Marine Base in Southern California, according to a press release from District Chief Jim Adams.
The Fire District obtained the engine from the Dept. of Natural Resources, which facilitates the Federal Firefighter Property program for the state, the press release said.
Engine 461 was put for surplus before coming to Edwall after being refurbished and modernized in 2014.
"We are grateful to DNR and are pleased to be able to improve the equipment available to protect the Edwall and surrounding communities," Adams said in the press release.
He added that Sprague and Odessa fire crews have also utilized the Federal Firefighter Property to upgrade equipment in the past.
The Pierce Arrow is a Type 1 structure engine with a 725-gallon tank. It can seat six firefighters at a time.
Fire District No. 4 provides fire and EMS services to Edwall, Reardan, Long Lake, Devil's Gap and the surrounding farmland communities.
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