The Indianola Fire Department is encouraging members of the community and visitors who are attending the National Balloon Classic today and tomorrow to view and learn more about the “Tiny the Fire Dog” air balloon that will be inflated. The balloon tours the United States to promote public safety and fire prevention, with the collar representing emergency personnel that are no longer with us, the thin blue line represents law enforcement officers, the thin red line represents firefighters/EMS personnel, and the thin yellow line represents communications officers. The balloon’s aircraft registration number is N343R, representing the 343 fallen firefighters in New York on 9/11.