Friendship Fire to Raise $1 Millon for Truck

Friendship Volunteer Fire Co. treasurer Rodney Claycomb announced, at the June Taylor Township Supervisors meeting, that the fire company was in full pursuit of raising funds to purchase a $1 million Rescue Truck.

Claycomb said they pulled $19,000 out of checking to go into a CD for the truck fund. The fire company wants to put $50,000/year back each year for the new truck fund. They have a grant application in now for money to purchase the truck.

He said the problem is that in order to be a strong candidate for grant awards a fire company needs to show big debt, Friendship has worked hard to...