De Queen Mayor Jeff Brown introduced today’s guest speakers at De Queen Lions Club. Dennis Pruitt and Jay Litchford with the De Queen Fire Department talked about some of the new equipment of the department, including a new extractor and dryer to rid the suits of dangerous carcinogens when they return from a fire call. The equipment is in place at the De Queen Fire Department and is also available to other area fire departments. Pruitt said the department wanted to thank Mayor Brown for asking and receiving the governor’s grant money from Arkansas to purchase the needed equipment.