Firefighters returned to the station and had the fire under control in approximately 15 minutes. James City County and York County Fire Departments helped put out the fire.

The press release states that the “Carlisle Fire Department graciously donated the 1983 Chevrolet pumper/tanker for use in the Firefighter I and II programs. This fire truck will allow students in the firefighting classes to experience real life situations in preparation for firefighting /first responder careers.”

Switalski, 55, was on foot at the back of his vehicle after responding to a 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, report of a car crash near mile marker 81 east of the Sprinkle Road exit when the fatal crash occurred, deputies said.

First responders were originally called to a different crash on eastbound I-94 and could not immediately find any wreckage east of Sprinkle Road, Matyas said. The firefighters circled back and spotted the crash further off the side of the highway, where they parked.

The truck was used for many years by the PVFD before it was badly damaged in a fire in the 1960s. It made its way to Carter Lake, Iowa and eventually wound up in a salvage yard in South Dakota.

Several members of the PVFD rescued it from the salvage yard and restored it. It remained with the department until about a dozen years ago when it went up for sale.