The Town Council approved Tuesday the purchase of a new aerial ladder truck and a pumper truck at a combined cost of $1,079,613. Deputy Fire Chief Darrel Donatto told the council that the two trucks will save the town more than $5 million over 15 years by eliminating the use of a third truck and the need for three firefighter posts.
The two new trucks will be stationed at the Central Fire Station, where they will replace three vehicles — a ladder truck and two fire engines, Donatto said. The station can shift from three trucks to two because one of the new trucks is a hybrid fire engine/ladder truck, he said.