Rochester Fire Lieutenant Kevin Richard, center, and Fire Chief Scott Weigel, right, talk with Jim Wiksten of RYCO Excavation before Monday morning’s departure of the town’s surplus tanker truck on a 1,229-mile journey to Cayce, Kentucky. The small community in the nation’s heartland was devastated by a December 10 tornado, and its fire department was demolished as a result. Having recently replaced the aged tanker truck, the Town of Rochester got word and made repairs Photos by Ryan Feeney