The Seminole Fire Department is getting a new tank truck as the result of a $50,000 grant from the nation. The truck will make firefighters better equipped to handle fires outside city limits, where the tribe owns several buildings including its gaming operation and truck stop. The grant improves the partnership between the city and the tribe, City Manager Steve Saxon said May 30. As part of the agreement, the city will provide five years of free fire protection for the tribe’s buildings and to tribal members who live within Seminole County. About 2,000 of the tribe’s 13,000 members live in the county. The truck will be put into service in about three months.
