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Mantorville Fire Chief reports donations, tanker sale and equipment, urges local use of public safety funds
Summary
Fire Chief Duke Harbaugh reported the department accepted a $100 donation from Dodge Refreshed, sold an old tanker to Clontarf Fire Department for $7,000, and identified equipment and facility needs including radios, truck repairs, OSHA-required exit signs and rotting bay grates; council approved donation and sale motions unanimously.
Fire Chief Duke Harbaugh updated the council on department operations and needs at the Nov. 13 meeting. He reported that Dodge Refreshed’s Haunted Hustle raised a $100 donation for the Mantorville Fire Department; by motion (Councilmember Bradford moved, Councilmember Ingalls seconded) the council accepted the donation (motion carried 4 ayes / 0 nays). The department also sold an older tanker to the Clontarf Fire Department for $7,000; the council accepted the payment by motion (motion carried 4 ayes / 0 nays).
Harbaugh described recent rapid intervention and search-and-rescue training and said officer elections will be held this month. He identified facility and equipment needs: OSHA-required exit signs and other minor items, rotting floor bay grates that will need repair (some plumbing and concrete work the department can potentially perform internally), and the need for new radios and some truck repairs. Harbaugh said the department hopes to keep incoming public safety funding in December local to cover radios and truck repairs.
Council asked operational follow-ups, including how many hours were logged on the engine needing repairs; Harbaugh said the unit was purchased used but remains in otherwise good condition and is worth repairing. No further formal actions were taken beyond accepting the donation and the tanker payment.
