LCRA awards grant to Ledbetter Volunteer Fire Dept.

A$50,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority will help the Ledbetter Volunteer Fire Department outfit a recently purchased fire truck with new, more effective rescue tools.The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $53,593 in matching funds from the department, will pay for battery-powered extrication tools, including a cutter, spreader and ram that help first…