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BEAN STATION, Tenn. — Leaders from the volunteer fire department in Bean Station say they’ve been given a bad deal by a repair shop in Morristown. The owner of the business says the volunteer department is responsible for a storage fee, on top of the time spent checking over the fire truck.
The owner of the shop says he’s in the right, but the chiefs from Bean Station say all they want is their truck back.
In many areas of East Tennessee, volunteer fire departments protect thousands of homes and their budgets are usually small. They depend on fundraisers a lot. In Bean Station, the volunteer department recently bought a ladder truck. To help defray the cost, they put a 40-year old pumper truck up for sale.
Full story: Bean Station volunteer fire department, Morristown mechanic in dispute over bill