The new pumper-tanker came with new hose, equipment and tools. The only thing from the old truck that will be on the new one is the self-contained breathing apparatus.

After the firefighters and their families pushed the truck into its new home at the Montcalm Township fire station, they took time to ooh and ahh over the new apparatus.

“I haven’t got to look through all of it and see all the bells and whistles, but from what I’ve seen so far, it’s going to be a great apparatus,” Brygal said after stepping off the truck.

The old pumper-tanker was built in 1985, and Dickinson hopes the new truck will serve the department just as long, if not longer.

The city council voted Thursday night to put the truck back in service to save the city $60,000 in the budget lawmakers are working on for next year.

Most of that $60,000 would have paid to move the tools on the heavy rescue truck to another vehicle.

As city officials look for savings in the 2018-2019 budget, there was debate between some council members and the fire department's management over overtime costs.

This replaces aging, hard-used vehicles in the fleet. They are built to allow several firefighters to live out of them for two weeks, so that if mutual aid from elsewhere in the state is required the crews can assist.

The additions come as firefighters are busy training and going out to help homeowners prepare their properties to mitigate against wildfire.

Recently, BCJ have completed work on ‘City of Seattle Fire Station 32’ – a project that perfectly demonstrates how architecture can reflect the needs of the client. Fire Station 32 is located in the heart of the West Seattle Alaska Junction neighbourhood; an 18,000 square-foot facility, it is home to several branches of West Seattle’s serving fire-fighters – Engine Company 32, Ladder Company 11, Medic Unit 32 and Battalion Chief 7. The new, modern Fire Station 32 was created to replace the previous 40-year-old facility which stood in the same spot. BCJ had to be particularly aware that the project site occupied a threshold between dense neighbourhood commercial zones, and quieter, single family residential areas. As part of the brief, BCJ found that the station needed to be able to address the scale of the visitor, the street and the neighbourhood, as well as providing fire-fighters and medics with a space to respond to quickly respond to emergencies.