Two Heartland fire departments, one from northeast Missouri and the other from southeast Iowa, came to the rescue of some thirsty hogs on Wednesday.

Capt. Laura Watson with Lancaster Fire and Rescue told KTVO her department and the Moulton, Iowa Fire Department teamed up to help fill a cistern at a hog facility north of Glenwood, Missouri.

The departments were called in to help after the pump that supplies water from a nearby lake malfunctioned.

Both departments used their tankers to deliver water for the hogs to drink and for a sprinkler system to cool two barns full of pigs while the pump was being fixed.

There are an estimated 1000 hogs at the facility.

Fire personnel said the sprinkler systems were back up and running before they left the scene.

Watson said the barns are owned by Parks Finishing LLC out of Illinois.