Personnel from the Pierce Company’s dealer in Summerville predicted the arrival time for the city’s new $950,000 aerial fire truck for 11 a.m. When the truck wasn’t there then, Conway Fire Chief Le Hendrick texted the drivers and found them at a convenience store near Pitt’s Landing where they had stopped to clean the new aerial truck so it would look its best when it pulled into the porte coterie of the Conway Public Safety building.  

Hendrick said the truck, that was part of a four-year deal with three annual payments, will be helpful for the Conway fire personnel, who will be able to maneuver the shorter truck in tighter spaces.

The truck will be housed in East Conway where it is needed to rush past students, their cars and in narrow streets; however, the truck, with its superior technology, will respond to all areas of the city.

The 23-year-old male was transported to a hospital in stable condition and one firefighter was also transported as a cautionary measure.  

What caused the accident is currently unknown. The Arizona Department of Public Safety is investing the incident.  

“I think it speaks to the professionalism and the training of our fire crews that were taking care of one emergency that became involved in another emergency and they were able to switch gears and quickly respond to that and render aid to that person who collided with the fire truck,” Overton said.