New tender truck for Standard Fire Department

Manny Everett
Times Contributor

 

The Standard Fire Department has a new tender truck that has been in the fire department bay since mid October.
The truck is to be used in the Village and in the surrounding rural areas as needed. The department’s team consists of 12 volunteer firemen and five Emergency First Response Team (ERFT) members.
The Standard Volunteer Fire Association, which is separate from the fire department, also serves the community and surrounding Wheatland County residents, is made up of some of those residents and provides mutual aid to other fire departments within the county. The Association works in conjunction with the volunteer Association, Wheatland County, and the Village of Standard to raise funds to purchase capital equipment.
Scott Jensen, one of the captains said, “We purchased the truck Jan. 29 and received it mid-October. It is a tender truck which holds 2,000 gallons of water, carries a portable drop tank, 500 gal/min pump, 10″ dump valve that allows us to fill the drop tank with 2,000 gallons of water in just under a minute and a half, and carries other various tools”
Currently in operation they have two engines, one tender (tanker), one bush buggy, one EFRT truck also called ‘Rescue 2’.
The old tender truck will be put up for bid to the public and will be sold after Jan. 1, 2015.
On the evening of Dec. 16, the department along with Santa drove around town in the new tender, bush buggy, and engine truck handing out candy canes and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. Leah Jensen, chief administrative officer of the Village commented on the event: “I have to say, it was so special and they brought so much joy to the kids it absolutely warms my heart and makes me so proud of our fire and EFRT members.”