Zetus Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) in Lincoln County has long operated on the principle that if you do it right the first time, you won’t have to go back and fix it later. This adage was used when the department was ready to purchase its first new fire truck in 1995. Up until then, the department had been operating with used trucks, but the Mississippi Legislature had recently passed the Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program (RFTAAP). Zetus VFD applied and was the first to be approved by the fire truck committee. RFTAAP awarded the department $50,000 toward the purchase of a new truck, which cost a little over $90,000.
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