Need for new brush truck still dogs Stanley Fire Department

The Stanley Fire Department could really use a new brush truck, it came out at Monday’s Council meeting. Called for mutual aid by Thorp to a combine fire out in a field, the department had been forced to use its current brush truck, which reportedly doesn’t have working brake lights or power steering, it was shared at Monday’s City Council meeting down at the Stanley Fire Hall. As a result the flashers were turned on A truck currently for sale (as opposed to auction ) could be available, but awaits action to purchase from the fire department in question. Newer and in better condition than the last available option, Members of the Boyd-Edson-Delmar and Stanley Fire Departments helped ensure a safe Halloween Trick or Treat for residents in their respective communities.

As in years past, Fire and EMS could be seen manning their respective checkpoints throughout Boyd and Stanley to pass out candy, along with some businesses and local residents as well.

In the meantime and returning to the brush truck issue, Stanley Fire Chief Korey Hagenson said he still had to work out things like funding from the recent Martino’s Pizza and Prevention Event, which is going to the brush truck when received.

With the house burn by CVTC going more or less uneventful out on 10th Avenue and Stanley assisting rather than commanding, making sure trick or treating went safely was all in a day’s work for local fire and EMS.

town members of the fire department were also passing out candy. Photo by Joseph Back.

Photo by Joseph Back.

Andy Kowalczyk, Jeff Ryba, and Charlotte Meyer were parked in the lot across from the Homeplace handing out glow sticks October 31.