A devastating fire earlier this year destroyed the Twin Lakes Volunteer Fire Department building and equipment, including multiple fire trucks. To help the department rebuild, Dolese Bros. Co. has donated a 2011 Peterbilt ready-mix concrete truck to replace one of the trucks lost in the fire. Twin Lakes plans to add a water tank to the truck to make it a tanker.

“We don’t have any hydrants in our service area, and, with more than eight miles to the nearest water, we need as much as we can get,” said Mike Gilliam, Chief of Twin Lakes Volunteer Fire Department. “This donation from Dolese not only provides an essential asset for community safety it, along with other community donations, also helps bridge the gap between the insurance funds we’ll get from our loss and the actual costs of reestablishing the department.”

Dolese presented the truck to the Twin Lakes Volunteer Fire Department on Friday, May 28. Members from Dolese as well as the Twin Lakes VFD were in attendance.

“We were saddened to learn about the fire and total loss of equipment and facilities at Twin Lakes and immediately called to offer our help,” said Kermit Frank, Vice President of Communications and Community Relations for Dolese. “We often donate trucks to first responders, like the Twin Lakes VFD, and are pleased to help Twin Lakes with their rebuilding process so they can now better serve their community.”