Marion Military Institute has acquired a state-of-the-art fire truck: the E One Rescue Pumper truck, built on a Freightliner chassis, holds a 1,000-gallon tank with a Hale QMAX 1,500 gallon per min pump. The truck, along with MMI’s Fire Training Tower, will serve as the primary training components of the school’s growing First Responder Program, providing the hands-on training required for cadets to achieve their certified firefighter ratings required by professional fire departments. The purchase of the pumper truck was made possible by a $400,000 grant from the Delta Regional Authority, along with a $40,000 contribution by the MMI Foundation. Additional funding from the ACCS Workforce Development was used to purchase needed equipment for the pumper. ACCS Workforce also provided a $230,000 grant for the construction of the Fire Training Tower in 2024.
