As of Thursday afternoon, mitigation of the mold in the sleeping quarters of the firehouse is near completion. Saturday morning, firefighters and an engine will return to the station and will be capable of responding to emergency runs from Station 92.

Officials admit, while temporary, the change could impact emergency response times for some residents.

“There is going to be a small impact to the response time,” said Mehling, “we estimate somewhere around two minutes difference is what it could be.”

Work in the bunkroom will continue for a few more days to replace the damaged walls and air monitoring will continue.

The $472,918 fire truck is the first to be delivered from a nearly $5 million loan from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the city’s Community Development Agency.

Built by Ferrara Fire Apparatus in Louisiana, the new truck was a demo, which is why the city got delivery so quickly. Johnson said the cab portion was built and the rest was custom built to the fire department’s specifications.

A new Chevrolet Tahoe truck was also delivered, and another two pumpers, two ladder trucks and a heavy rescue trucks could be built and delivered in a year, Fire Chief John Lynch said.

18 months ago, Happy filled out a grant form with the Texas A&M Forest Service for a new truck.

They say they designed the truck with the needs of the fire department in mind, and now Happy's new $200,000 truck will make the firemen's operations easier and more efficient.

The old trucks held 750 gallons of water, but their new truck holds 2,000 so it can fight larger fires.

It also has an air filtration system, which filters out smoke and makes clean air for the firemen.

The biggest asset is that it is multi-purpose, which is especially helpful for their department .