‘We need a tanker bad’: Va. FD, county unable to agree on funding of replacement fire engine

The Roanoke Times

BOONES MILL, Va. — The Boones Mill Volunteer Fire Department and Franklin County Public Safety have had a monthslong debate over funding for a new tanker truck. The two sides recognize the need for a new vehicle to better serve the community, but have been unable to come to an agreement.

“We are down at the moment,” Chief Riley Peters said. “We need a tanker bad.”…

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