'Never in a million years would I ever expect anything like that for a rural fire department. In March of this year, at the end of our first quarter, we had $169 left in our bank account.”
Neighbors helping neighbors is the motto of Missouri's Calhoun Volunteer Fire Department . Mark Hardin brought that mindset to the table when he started as Fire Chief back in December of 2021. 'There's a sense of pride and community,” Hardin said. “It’s not just one person. It’s all of us.”But when he started, it was a department of just one, with old gear and trucks that didn't run.“It needed a lot of work,” he said. “Not many of the trucks were in operation.
“It's half a million dollars and a half a million dollars is a pretty good donation.'Sloan is donating $500,000 to Hardin and the volunteer fire department in Calhoun. 'Never in a million years would I ever expect anything like that for a rural fire department,” Hardin said. “In March of this year, at the end of our first quarter, we had $169 left in our bank account.
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