The new truck cost $450,477. The cab and chassis were complete in December, with plumbing and painting completed in January. The truck is now in service.

The 2017 pumper has a 2,000-gpm pump, which increases its pumping capacity by about 1/3 over the 1991 truck it is replacing. The 1991 truck, although retired by Port Canaveral, is being donated to a fire company near Tallahassee.

The pumper-tanker features a 2,500-gallon tank and replaces one of the department's six rigs. The $360,000 fire apparatus also carried foam and offers compartmentation for SCBA and various hose fittings.

McDermott served as chief of the department for the first time in 2002 and then again in 2012. He was the only person to ever be elected to serve a second term as chief in the 116-year history of the Lynbrook Fire Department.

In December, Union County Council voted unanimously to authorize a loan of $300,000 from the Union County Economic Development Fund to the Bonham Fire Department to help the department build a new fire station. The decision to do so was driven in large part by the county’s efforts to promote economic development in general, particularly the manufacturing sector, a significant portion of which is located in the Bonham Community.