Recently the Sauk Rapids Lions Club donated $8,465.50 to the Sauk Rapids Fire Department for the purchase of a thermal-imaging camera. The infrared camera helps firefighters see better in situations where there is very thick smoke, or to see people or the source of a fire through walls. Additional donations for the camera came from Alicia and Gary Simpson for $200 and St. Cloud Area Golden Gloves Boxing for $1,500. The total cost of the camera is $10,165.50. Pictured (from left to right) are Sauk Rapids Lions President Mike Burns, and firefighters Neil Bueckers and Cory Zimpel.
