Larry Wayne Jeffers showed photos of the restoration work which is being done to Buffalo’s first fire truck.

Buffalo history was the focus of the quarterly meeting of the Upper Vandalia Historical Society held this past Sunday, April 26 at the town’s Historic Square. The meeting began in the Historical Square Community Church, where Larry Wayne Jeffers discussed the ongoing efforts to restore Buffalo’s first fire truck. The 1939 Chevy, which was used from the 1950’s to the 1970’s by the Buffalo Fire Department, is currently in Jeffers’ workshop in Ohio. He has been working on the vehicle for the last three years, ordering replacement parts from all over the country, sandblasting away years of grime and repainting, and making a few practical additions like a new step to assist people in boarding the truck and a bench for passengers to ride. He hopes that the truck will be ready in time for this year’s Buffalo Fourth of July parade.