Rapid City Journal
STURGIS, S.D. — The Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department is giving the owner of the Full Throttle Saloon quite a bargain.
The department’s bill for fighting the Sept. 8 fire that gutted the popular rally venue outside of the city could have topped $6,000; instead, the department’s Board of Directors recently decided Monday to ask Ballard for only $320, the cost of the fuel Sturgis fire trucks used while fighting the fire. About a week after the fire that destroyed the saloon, Ballard told the Rapid City Journal the cause was a malfunctioning electrical cord.
Sturgis VFD Chief Tom Trigg said on Monday he would compose a letter asking that Ballard reimburse the department for the $320. “We won’t send him a bill per se,” Trigg said. “We are asking for a donation. We are going to tell him what we incurred and ask that we are reimbursed. It’s unsure whether we will get a response or not.”
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