The engine and vehicle — a Ford SUV — mentioned in the post are “fully operational,” representatives said. A mini-pumper truck was also sent to the Tolland department, former Burrville Fire Chief Matthew Vogt said.

House Bill 4 does two main things — it changes how state fire fund money is distributed and causes more than $78 million of law enforcement and fire suppression funding statewide to revert to the state general fund. In her message, Martinez said she was able to sign the bill because these cuts are one-time, nonrecurring transfers.

Silver Star Construction Co. sent a tractor-trailer to Vanoss, which is between Stratford and Ada, to bring the fire truck back to Moore. Steven Shawn, Silver Star president, said his company volunteered to get the truck and has been restoring it. He said his workers tuned up the motor, replaced the brakes and had the front end aligned. He said the company wanted "to make it safe to drive."

But the 1940s-era American LaFrance fire engine that T.I.M.E., The Improved Milton Experience, had in storage for about 10 years needed a lot of work, and it was difficult to find parts for it.

So T.I.M.E., Milton’s revitalization agency, donated the truck late last month to the Schuylkill Historical Fire Society museum in Shenandoah. The society plans to restore the old engine that T.I.M.E. picked up at an auction near Pittsburgh in the early 2000s. 

The new fire station will be 12,000 square feet of usable space, nearly double the size of the old station. The new building will contain a truck bay measuring 60 feet by 71 feet — large enough to hold eight full size fire apparatus vehicles. Other spaces include an updated radio room, meeting room, chief’s office, company office, kitchen, secure room for files and other documents, bathrooms, Fire Commissioner’s office, committee meeting room, electric and utility rooms, and assistant chief and captains’ offices.