Frenchville Fire Chief Peter Parent described the gift of the fire engine as “unimaginable” and said it was especially beneficial to the local community. He also expressed Riitano’s sentiment that firefighters stick together for the good of others.
“It’s an example of firefighters helping firefighters and how they all come together in a common goal to protect the people and to serve the people; that is what our mission is,” Parent said. Â Â
Guy Paradis assistant fire chief for the Frenchville Fire Department said the new engine is an improvement from the 1966 engine they had been using. The new truck has a pump size of 1,250 gallons per minute, a deck gun mounted on board, and a diesel generator.
“It came fully equipped,” Paradis said.
Andrew Guerrette visited the Bay Shore Fire Department where firefighters there familiarized him with the fire truck, which Frenchville put into service in mid-October.