Farmington (MO) Fire Department officials are back in town after spending time in Wisconsin doing a final inspection on the department’s new aerial ladder it purchased, reports mymoinfo.com.

Officials say they hope to have the new apparatus in September.

The ladder will be housed at the station, located at 222 East Columbia St.

Toyne—Rochelle (IL) Fire Department rescue pumper. Spartan Metro Star ELFD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 380-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,250-gpm pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon water tank; two 30-gallon foam cells; Waterous Aquis 6.0 dual-agent foam system; Elkhart Cobra monitor with 8598 extender. Dealer: Orin Snodgrass, Dinges Fire Company, Amboy, IL.

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