Rubino says it happened around noon.  The James City County fire truck was heading west on Richmond Road.  It’s lights and sirens were on as it was responding to a fire in the 9500 block of Richmond Road.  

As the fire truck entered the intersection, it collided with the septic truck, according to Rubino.  The septic truck was heading east, straight through the intersection and onto Rochambeau Driv

Built and bought just one year after the end of World War II, the truck bears only minor aesthetic similarities to its contemporary counterparts. It lacks the figurative bells and whistles of its descendants. Its bed is lined with panels of dark polished wood. Likewise, the ladder hanging from its side is wood and minuscule compared to the giants that stretch from the tops of modern ladder trucks. Its hood is rounded in the popular style of vehicles from the late 40s and early 50s.  

Stored in the back of the Fulton Fire Department’s garage, the fire engine is dwarfed by its contemporary counterparts, practically hidden from those who don’t know it’s back there. Fulton Fire Chief Brad Beard and Itawamba County Fire Coordinator Patrick Homan stood beside and admired it.