The Eclectic Fire Department is gearing up to host its third Crawfish Boil Fundraiser on Saturday, June 19 at 3 p.m., rain or shine.
Fire Chief Josh Dorminey said proceeds from the event will be used to help the department replace old and outdated turnout gear and equipment. Dorminey said the department has about 20 set of turnout gear and each of them needs to be replaced. One complete turnout gear set costs about $3,500.
"We need to replace all of our turnout gear," Dorminey said. "We won't come close to being able to afford that with this one fundraiser, but we are hoping to get started with replacing a few of them at a time."
Dorminey said he's in the process of ordering 600-1,000 pounds of crawfish for the event. Based on response from the public via Facebook, he said he expects this year's event to be much bigger than previous ones.