Rural Fire Brigade donations fund $500,000 truck for Burketown

Sally Gall
Updated December 9 2020 - 1:40pm, first published 1:39pm
Burketown's new $500,000 fire truck was christened with water upon delivery at the start of December.
Burketown's new $500,000 fire truck was christened with water upon delivery at the start of December.

Equipment that is rare in regular fire brigade trucks is now at the fingertips of the volunteer firies manning the Burketown Rural Fire Brigade, funded totally by public donations.

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Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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