The Geary County Rural Fire Department has been notified by FEMA that the Department has been awarded an Assistance to Firefighter Grant totaling $205,000. The federal share of the grant is $195,239 and the local match totals $9,761.

The grant will be used to replace a 1981 tanker unit that carries 1,800 gallons of water. The new unit will carry 2,000 gallons of water and will be sent to all major fires in the county once it is received. This tanker will be the major source of water since the majority of the rural area of Geary County is not served by fire hydrants.

Geary County has one year to have the replacement truck in service. Fire Chief Garry Berges and Assistant Fire Chief Curt Janke have begun the process to work on obtaining the new tanker unit.