(KLZA)-- The Auburn Volunteer Fire Department will soon being raising funds for the purchase of new extrication equipment. 

The Nemaha  County Herald reports the department is looking at a cost of $35-thousand for equipment to help extricate victims from wreckage following accidents. 

The new equipment is stronger and more compact, requiring fewer extra tools that equipment currently in use. 

The equipment the department is looking to purchase will be on display August 16 and 17 at the Nemaha County Fairgrounds during the fair.

Fund raising efforts for the equipment are being planned including a Sunday,September 5 event at Legion Memorial Park during  a Music in the Park concert and on Sunday, October 24 which is the date of the annual Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Soup Supper. 

Donations will be accepted anytime.