Le Mars Fire Chief Dave Schipper (left) along with Le Mars Mayor Dick Kirchoff (right) accepts a check from Donna Miranda of Ag Partners. L.L.C.
(Le Mars) — The Le Mars Fire and Rescue Department was given a donation of $250
from Ag Partners L.L.C. on Wednesday afternoon. According to Le Mars Fire Chief
Dave Schipper, the donation will be used to help equip the new Brush Fire pick-up
truck rig which was put into service this past May.
Donna Miranda of Ag Partners says the grain company accepts grant applications and
then a committee within the company determines which grant requests will be
funded. Miranda says Ag Partners does make donations to different fire
departments from time-to-time, but Wednesday’s donation was above and beyond the
normal donations, saying donating funds to a fire department is always a good
cause.
Miranda says Ag Partners is glad to see the funds to be utilized for the Brush
fire pick-up truck, which is primarily used for the rural fires.
The new Brush fire pick up truck rig was purchased and equipped using entirely
private donations. Schipper says the pick up truck was needed based on the number
of rural grass and field fires within the past few years. Schipper says the Le
Mars Fire and Rescue Department is grateful for the donation, and the fire
department is always looking at different grants. In addition to the Le Mars Fire
and Rescue Department receiving funding, the Ag Partners representative also
stopped at Gehlen Catholic School to give a $1000 donation to be used for the
Gehlen science classes.
