The Geary County Commission has authorized the purchase of a new thermal imaging camera for a rural fire truck. The cost is approximately $4,100.

The funding is coming from a grant, explained Commission Chairman Ben Bennett. “And then he still has another $4,100 left of this grant. He’s going to look into replacing some of the brush fire equipment for the individual firefighters that needs to be done. Of course that’s our major source of fires that we have to go to, are brush fires and grass fires.”

The commission received an update on Monday from Rural Fire Chief Garry Berges.