Malden gets new fire truck

Public Lands Commissioner Hillary Franz presented the Mayor of Malden Dan Harwood with a new fire truck Thursday. Malden's fire truck was lost in the Labor Day fire.

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Thu., Dec. 17, 2020

Reporters interview Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz next to the used fire truck she delivered, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, in Malden, Washington. The town’s fire truck was burned up in the massive wildfire that swept through the town on Labor Day. Mayor Dan Harwood had run to the town’s fire station and fired up the truck to fight the fire but had to flee to avoid the fire, which eventually consumed the station.

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Volunteer firefighter Steve VanDyke, left, and Malden Mayor Dan Harwood talk in front of the used fire truck delivered by the Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, in Malden, Washington. The town’s fire truck was burned up in the massive wildfire that swept through the town on Labor Day. Harwood had run to the town’s fire station and fired up the truck to fight the fire but had to run away to avoid the fire, which eventually consumed the station.

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Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz answers question from reporters next to the used fire truck she delivered, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, in Malden, Washington. The town’s fire truck was burned up in the massive wildfire that swept through the town on Labor Day. Mayor Dan Harwood had run to the town’s fire station and fired up the truck to fight the fire but had to flee to avoid the fire, which eventually consumed the station.

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Malden Mayor Dan Harwood smiles from the driver’s seat of the used fire truck delivered by the Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, in Malden, Washington. The town’s fire truck was burned up in the massive wildfire that swept through the town on Labor Day. Harwood had run to the town’s fire station and fired up the truck to fight the fire but had to flee to avoid the fire, which eventually consumed the station.

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Malden Mayor Dan Harwood inspects the fire truck delivered Thursday by Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, replacing the fire truck burned up in the massive wildfire that swept through the small Whitman County town on Labor Day. Harwood ran to the town’s fire station and started up the truck to fight the blaze, but had to flee to avoid the fire, which consumed the station.

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Volunteer firefighter Steve VanDyke, left, and Malden Mayor Dan Harwood talk in front of the used fire truck delivered by the Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, in Malden, Washington. The town’s fire truck was burned up in the massive wildfire that swept through the town on Labor Day. Harwood had run to the town’s fire station and fired up the truck to fight the fire but had to run away to avoid the fire, which eventually consumed the station.

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