The department is replacing a rescue truck and a fire truck that firefighters said are now outdated, now they’re getting a new engine that they said will be more reliable.  

They just brought in a new truck, which has a pumper and rescue equipment on it. Chief J.R. Hyde said this new truck allows them to roll everything they need into one for fires or rescue scenes, like car accidents.

“Instead of trying to get several trucks there with a few guys, we can actually take one truck to a lot of scenes, not a fire scene of course, but a rescue, car accident, that type of thing, we can get more man power in one truck,” Hyde said.

He said the engine that was made in Columbus took thirteen months to design and build.  

The chief also said the truck was paid for by last year's levy and will replace a 24-year-old engine.