TOPEKA, Kan. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it is investing a small grant that will be used as part of a major overhaul of Rice County Rural Fire District No. 1.

Rice County will use the $50,000 grant to assist with the purchase of six engine pumpers and build two additional engine pumpers out of the vehicles being replaced. These vehicles will be used in Rice County and portions of Ellsworth and Reno counties. Total cost of the refit is $1.4 million.

The partnership is made possible by the additional contributions of the Rice County Rural Fire District No. 1, contributing $600,000, and Rice County, contributing $777,247.

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 </figure>TOPEKA, Kan. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it is investing a small grant that will be used as part of a major overhaul of Rice County Rural Fire District No. 1.Rice County will use the $50,000 grant to assist with the purchase of six engine pumpers and build two additional engine pumpers out of the vehicles being replaced. These vehicles will be used in Rice County and portions of Ellsworth and Reno counties. Total cost of the refit is $1.4 million.The partnership is made possible by the additional contributions of the Rice County Rural Fire District No. 1, contributing $600,000, and Rice County, contributing $777,247.

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