When you’ve lived for a literal century, you can more or less do what you want—as evidenced by Sauk City woman Fidalia “Dale” Breunig.

News 3 Now reports that Breunig’s centennial wish was to ride in a fire truck around town, and she made it happen on Wednesday.

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Ferrara—Bossier City (LA) Fire Department walk-around rescue. Igniter cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; 23-foot walk-around rescue body; Onan Protec PTO 25-kW generator; Will-Burt Night Scan light tower with four FRC Spectra Max lights; 6,000-psi two-bottle cascade system with American Airworks Spacer Saver fill station. Dealer: Shane Dulany, Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Holden, LA.

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