Redgut fire truck

Redgut fire truck

Stephanie Hagenaars

Trudy Jones, a volunteer firefighter for Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, was at the front of the line to receive hats and pins from fire chief Randy Moss, left, and Dave Cunliffe, chief of the Hamilton Fire Department, on Thursday morning in front of the band office. The volunteer firefighters were all smiles as a 1997 Freightliner 1,350-gallon tanker truck was one of two surplus trucks donated to local First Nations’ communities by the Hamilton Fire Department. Later in the day, a sister truck was donated to the fire hall at Couchiching.