On January 13^th the fourteen bids for the new engine were opened. The truck committee reviewed the bids and would bring back to the company in February the best ones. We also began the use of the TOT finder stickers. At the February meeting, we approved the purchase of the new engine to be built by Sutphen in Ohio. This engine would have a 1500 GPM pump, a 1000 gallon tank, eight cross-lays and a pre-connected deluge gun. In July, the Zeager fire occurred and destroyed a major portion of the Zeager Brother’s Sawmill on Route 230. October found us hosting our first open house for Fire Prevention Week.