A city fire captain is in trouble for improper use of office materials. Captain Kevin Shaffer must repay the department $120 for using a fire truck to water his yard.

Shaffer and other firefighters were training recently and needed to empty the truck's tank. Instead of dumping the water down a drain, the captain used it to water his lawn in Kokomo, 50 miles north of Indianapolis.

Deputy Chief Pat Donoghue said Tuesday, Shaffer's actions are considered a misuse of fire department equipment, adding, "he said he didn't want to waste it. If he didn't want to waste it, he could have watered the department's lawn."