Thanks to the efforts of Narragansett firefighters, members of the state's congressional delegation and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Narragansett has a new fire truck. The 2016 custom-built Rosenbauer ladder truck, revealed at a commemorative ceremony Friday, features a 109-foot aerial ladder and a pre-piped waterway.
It is also equipped with state-of-the-art electronics and safety features. The truck cost $816,000, with 75 percent paid for by federal money.
"Our old ladder truck didn't have a ladder that extended all the way up the side of the aerial piece," Narragansett Fire Chief Scott Partington said. "It accommodates the waterway, and it's pre-piped all the way up without having to stretch a fire hose all the way up."