PHOTO: Members of Curtis Fire Department pose with a Deep South Fire Trucks representative (far left) in front of the department’s newly delivered fire engine.
Residents in Curtis, Arkansas, could soon see lower homeowners insurance premiums thanks to a major upgrade at the Curtis Rural Volunteer Fire Department.
On Friday morning, July 3, 2025, a 2004 Pierce Contender pumper-tanker was delivered to the fire department all the way from Collins, Mississippi, home to Deep South Fire Trucks Inc.
With a 1,000-gallon tank capable of pumping water at 1,250 gallons per minute, the dual-purpose fire engine is capable of shuttling water to portable dump tanks in the absence of a nearby hydrant.
Curtis Fire Chief Marty Adair said the addition of the fire engine should improve the Curtis area’s ISO rating from 6 to 5 once the department acquires a tanker in coming weeks. The department lost its tanker to a single-vehicle accident while responding to a call on March 7. The driver was uninjured in the crash.
Adair said funding for the new truck was made possible by the sale of a rental property that had been donated to the fire department.
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