 This trustee August is hotter than ever at Appalachian Wireless, as they are slashing all normal contract pricing on all smartphones by 50% when you sign up for service. Better service, bigger saving, serving you for the last 25 years at Appalachian Wireless. With a troubled economy, every cent counts. After the Del Barton Volunteer Fire Department realized two years ago it needed a new fire truck, the staff started counting pennies, literally. Over the years we've only bought as we needed to keep our men safe and the equipment they needed to do their job with. The department can no longer rely on a truck with over 100,000 miles, so after searching the department found a much newer used truck which cost the department $80,000 out of pocket and an additional $25,000 financed. Now the new truck will carry more men and equipment and be much more durable. With the four wheel drive part of it during the winter time it's going to give us better access to a lot of this rural area that we have to take care of and it makes it safer for my men that takes this truck out instead of a two wheel drive on treacherous roads. They got a four wheel drive which is a little bit safer. Chief Hunt thanks the department for going above and beyond in a time of need. Everybody on our department is strictly volunteer, nobody gets paid anything, as a matter of fact most of all the guys on our department including myself, we actually spend money, our own money for gas going to the fires, things even sometimes the department needs something. I've got some of the guys will go and buy maybe clean supplies or something to wash trucks with and just say don't worry about it, we'll take care of it. The Del Barton Volunteer Fire Department is now saving for future equipment. Reporting in Del Barton for EKB News, I'm Shelby Steele.