By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com

PHOTO: Chris Hawkins, Amkus representative, and Fort Payne firefighters Eric Middlebrooks, Stacey Smith, Ron Saferite, and Scot Westbrook.

FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The Fort Payne Fire Department has purchased its first-ever battery-operated extrication tool.

The Amkus Combi tool was delivered to the department earlier today, May 3, 2021, by Amkus representative, Chris Hawkins. The tool was purchased through tuition from the department's recruit and trainee schools that the Fort Payne Fire Department has spearheaded.

For more information, please contact the Fort Payne Fire Department.