Wellsburg welcomes new fire truck

After almost five years of planning and 1,100 miles of travel, the city of Wellsburg has a new fire truck, the third in its arsenal, and fire chief Greg Winger and mayor Cami Nederhoff spoke to The Grundy Register about the long process late last week.
           
“We’re very excited,” Nederhoff said. “We found a piece of equipment that not only balances the taxpayer dollars within the city of Wellsburg as well as the needs of the fire department.”
           
One of the city’s trucks, a 1985 model, had been on its last legs for the past few years, and Winger knew that the department would have to do something. The truck and its pump were both leaking, and it was only used as a last resort beginning last January.
           
“We mutual aid with Holland, Grundy Center and Steamboat Rock a lot, so instead of risking that truck, we would just call for other trucks to come help us,” he said. 
 
Read more in this week's Grundy Register.