Members of the Waldron Community Volunteer Fire Department are still getting adjusted to the department’s newest equipment.

It wasn’t quite the timing or manner that the Waldron Community Volunteer Fire Department had planned to acquire a new truck.  But the pumper – tanker is in place now, in part, because of an accident.

Waldron /fire Chief Kyle Pruitt.

Pruitt says training is still going on and they will be working on that into the summer months.

A grant from the Waldron Hometown Community Fund held at Blue River Community Foundation helped outfit the truck.

The grant proved timely as Covid has impacted the department’s ability to host its fish fry fundraiser.  Pruitt says the department’s fire letter was received generously by area residents.

Pruitt says local volunteer fire departments like Waldron’s are crucial to their communities.