Along with fewer mechanical issues, logistics chief Warnock said earlier Thursday that the new trucks will have other features to make their job more efficient.

"Well the one's that are being aged out are 75 foot aerials, these are 105. So, they have a little bit more extension. Some of the houses that are set back in the city we'll be able to reach those a little better," said Warnock.

The new trucks will also have air bags, making it safer for the fire fighters as well.

The new trucks were not in commission today because they still have to be prepped for use. That will include installing radios, and training responders how to use the new equipment.

Families wandered the grounds taking in all the mostly bright red and shiny equipment. Children played under the mist from the giant plume of water being shot out a pumper truck.

Roger Nadeau, an Acushnet resident and retired New Bedford fire chief, showed off Engine 266, a funeral fire truck. Nadeau’s nonprofit organization restored a 1986 piece of fire apparatus in honor of his brother, Fall River District Fire Chief Gerald W. Nadeau, who died in the line of duty in 2002. To date, it has been used as a hearse for the funerals of 18 active and retired firefighters.

“I built this truck in his memory so he’ll never be forgotten,” said Nadeau.

The truck includes several memorials. One that Nadeau was showing to 5-year-old Lily Veracka and 4-year-old Brody Veracka, of Westport, was a memorial to Father Mychal Judge, a chaplain of the New York City Fire Department and one of the victims of 9/11, along with 343 firefighters who died in the attacks.

Talk of a new engine has been in the works since 2014. For years, volunteer firefighters with the department shopped around to make sure they purchased the perfect truck for their needs.

Finally, fire engine 610 was purchased from Anchor Richey in Hickory for $450,000. Kanupp said taxpayer money paid for the truck, which replaced a much older engine they sold to a needier fire department.

The volunteer fire department covers 31 square miles and spans into several local towns. There are currently 42 volunteer members who make up the fire department.