Police: Iowa Firefighter Takes Fire Truck for a Spin, Drunk

Cedar Rapids, Iowa -- A Springville volunteer firefighter is being charged with drinking while driving a fire truck.

Thirty-seven-year-old Brian Gehl was arrested by Linn County police on suspicion of driving with a blood alcohol level nearly two times the legal limit.

Springville is located about 13 miles east of Cedar Rapids.

Police say they found an open can of beer and three unopened cans in the fire truck.

Fire officials say Gehl was not driving the truck to a fire but that he got into the truck and decided to take it for a drive.