Cheswold, Delaware, fire department donates engine to Bush's Texas hometown

Dec. 12, 2002
The Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. held a sendoff celebration Wednesday for its 1964 engine, which is being donated to the volunteer fire department in Crawford, Texas. "We have a new truck on order that's due in April," said Cheswold Chief William "Tucker" Dempsey. "We didn't want to see the (old) engine go to waste, rusting.
The Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. held a sendoff celebration Wednesday for its 1964 engine, which is being donated to the volunteer fire department in Crawford, Texas. "We have a new truck on order that's due in April," said Cheswold Chief William "Tucker" Dempsey. "We didn't want to see the (old) engine go to waste, rusting.

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