By Emilie Parten, the Reporter on the Rove
Blooming Grove Fire Department unveiled their new 2024 brush truck with plans to decommission and sell their 1979 converted farm truck at the next BGVFD Fish Fry. The farm truck was donated by the Barham family in 1988 and was kept in service primarily because it could handle the rough terrain and was cheaper to repair. The 1979 has been a faithful steed for the Blooming Grove VFD for 37 years and inspired a great deal of nostalgia from the crew who reminisced about the many adventure the vehicle had been through.
The new brush truck was purchased in cooperation with the Forestry Service who put forth a $120,000 grant for the Blooming Grove VFD, who used additional funds from the annual fish fry and other fundraising events to meet the total vehicle cost of $186,000. The new truck carries twice as much water, has a tighter turn radius for easier maneuverability, has a cage to better protect the fighters on board, an interior compartment to carry additional equipment and comfortably seats three.
The 2024 has more organized tool storage for ease of access, an intercom system to better communicate with the team, modern 360 lighting and a backup camera and will make a wonderful addition to the Blooming Grove fleet.
The Blooming Grove Volunteer Fire Department offers an enormous thank you to the Forestry Service and the extremely supportive community for their contributions to the new brush truck and look forward to utilizing the newest member of the fleet to better aide Blooming Grove.
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