Primghar, Iowa (NorthwestIowaNow.com) — A little luck and some good community members helped the Primghar Fire Department discover one of their own former firetrucks for sale…. online.

Primghar Fire Chief Cory Crouch:

And the seller did not approach Primghar; they found it by luck.

After the 1941 Fire Truck returned to Primghar this Spring, the truck’s purchase was entirely covered by an anonymous donor.

The department plans to showcase it at local events like parades, fundraisers, and RAGBRAI as a historical display.

Archived newspaper articles state Farmers Mutual Insurance once had a policy of donating firefighting trucks to local departments, to help offset any insurance claims their farming customers might have.