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The new ladder truck cost $450,000 and has 12,000 miles on it and the new rescue truck cost $100,000 with 16,000 miles on it. Parker said the funds to pay for the trucks are coming from a Georgia Municipal Association loan that the city will pay back over a 10-year period.
"We were very conscious and wanted to spend the taxpayer’s money wisely,” Parker said. "A brand new 2018 ladder truck would have cost over one million dollars and a new 2018 rescue truck would be a little over $160,000. We felt like we were getting a great deal on the trucks with both of them having very low mileage.”
The Henderson Fire Department has a new $1 million fire truck. HFD's new Ladder One will be the first engine out the door from their firehouse at Green and Washington Streets. Firefighters said they can get the ladder fully extended in about 90 seconds, which can make a difference saving lives.
Firefighters said they can get the ladder fully extended in about 90 seconds, which can make a difference saving lives.
The truck is also a pumper and has rescue equipment, making it a jack-of-all-trades.
Lt. Chris Watson said the truck will be a lot easier to drive, too.
Henderson County Public Schools' Balfour Fire Academy received a working fire engine Thursday. The engine was donated by the Hendersonville Fire Department. The truck will give students a chance to work with a real truck instead of simulated training. Program director Ted Barnett the truck should last the academy 15-0 years.
The truck will give students a chance to work with a real truck instead of simulated training.
