The Belmond City Council briefly discussed the arson fire at the old middle school gym that was discovered early in the morning of Nov. 4. Councilman Jon Swenson asked Nov.
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  The Belmond Fire Department recently took delivery of its new tanker truck. The Freightliner diesel replaces a 37-year-old truck that had a bad engine.
ââThe new vehicle is owned by the rural fire association. Its holds 3,000 gallons of water that can be dumped into a portable tank in less than two minutes. It also has three hoses, so the truck can be used to fight a fire directly, according to Fire Chief Dean Adcock.
ââThe cost of the new pumper was approximately $300,000, with $60,000 coming from the estate of Marge Guis and the balance coming from the rural fire association.
  Firemen were called five miles northwest of town April 1 for a garden fire that got out of control and threatened a house. It was put out easily. ââ
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