The Walnut Grove Fire Protection District has been fighting fires with its Engine 495 for about 35 years, longer than Warren Teteak has been a volunteer there.
Teteak said they have a yearly budget of about $400,000. A new engine costs around $300,000, so getting it donated is a game-changer that could save property and lives.
"It's going to be able to carry four passengers," Teteak said. "It's going to have a larger water capacity. It's going to have a pump that doesn't leak."
"The fire departments out here really need all the resources they can get," said Travis Sansing, who lives in Thornton.
"I have my boat in the community and the restaurant burned down about a year and a half ago and if we have more fire trucks to respond, the more the better," said Julie Pearson, who has a boat in Isleton.
"It could be transported over the border to a small volunteer department in Mexico, and they'd be as happy getting this as we are getting from Sac City," said Teteak.
Teteak said Walnut Grove is anticipating the donation to be approved and the new engine to be delivered by the end of the month.
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