Kempner VFD dedicates new fire truck

By LYNETTE SOWELL

Cove Leader-Press

 

On Sunday afternoon, the Kempner Volunteer Fire Department dedicated their new engine in honor of one of their own.

 

Bernard “Bud” Broeker passed away in May 2015, and his fellow volunteer firefighters chose to designate their fire truck in memory of him.

 

VFD members, along with Broeker’s family and friends gathered at the department to have a close-up look at the 400-horsepower truck painted a shade of bright yellow and dubbed “E1” and replaces the 1981 fire truck.