“It’s just better overall for the environment.”Tim Smith,fire chief,said the department is excited to be a part and test out emergency service rated tires, especially in Knox County with agriculture being the number one industry.“We like to see agricultural folks trying to diversify what they are doing,” Smith said. “I just think it’s a really good idea.”Rusch added that they strive to help replace petroleum based tires with the soybean oil based ones, using a renewable re“We strive — at the Indiana Soybean Alliance — We put in a lot of pride in the fact we work with Goodyear to develop that, and Goodyear has seen benefit to a softer tire,a little more pliable for the wet, cold conditions,” Rusch said.Those interested in Indiana Soybean Alliance and its work can visit incornandsoy.org .
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