These are two loaner engines given to the fire department, while Duluth awaits the arrival of two new fire engines from Custom Fire in January.

Two others had to be taken out of service due to repairs.

Fire officials say these two engines are an example of the Department being resourceful and building partnerships.

"They're letting us borrow that one, while we're waiting for their new rigs to come and like I said the red one is through this DOD program we're with so we got it essentially through the Minnesota DNR," said Captain Shawn Krizaj, Duluth Fire Department.

The two loaner engines can carry 500 gallons of water, pump 1250 gallons per minute and carry 4 firefighters.

“We can’t find it, it’s just gone,” said Charles Fischer II, a Cocoa realtor who purchased the truck in 2005 for $6,200. The truck was uninsured.

“I bought it for use in parades as a marketing piece and had it stored it at a property on Lemon Street, about a block from City Hall,” Fischer said of the truck marked with a state-issued antique tag.

But sometime last week, as Brevard County struggled through post-Hurricane Matthew cleanup efforts, someone made off with the decommissioned firetruck. Days before, a neighbor living near a property owned by Fischer in the 100 block of Lemon Street was attempting to clean away debris from a fallen tree.

The truck, which was not damaged in the storm, was pushed across the street while the cleanup took place.

Fischer contacted police and called up several area tow truck companies to see if it was mistakenly picked up.

Police were also trying to determine just who would take an old fire engine.

Built by Custom Fire, the pumper tanker had a cost of $500,000 which was split between the Town of Morse and Town of Fall Lake. Three years in the planning, the new fire truck has a stainless steel bolted body, 3,000 gallon water tank, 1,500 gallon per minute pump, FoamPro dual agent foam system, drop-down portable tank and ladder storage and LED emergency lighting. Custom Fire also built the department’s 2004 fire truck so many of the parts will be interchangeable. 

The car was driven through flares that had been set up because the truck, with the Miami Valley Fire District, was there to put out a vehicle fire, the trooper said.

Whether the driver will be cited remains under investigation, the trooper said.

The accident scene is being cleared and the interstate will be open momentarily.

A vehicle accident on I-75 North, in the area of I-675, involving a fire truck has prompted the shutdown of the northbound lanes, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol.

The accident, reported about 6:48 p.m., occurred when a vehicle struck the fire truck, which was tending to a vehicle fire on the interstate, according to Dayton post dispatch.

The driver of the vehicle that hit the fire truck has been taken to Kettering Medical Center. The condition of the driver is not known, but no other injuries are being reported.

The Hawaii Fire fighters Association says Kapolei is one of the busiest areas, but the truck hasn’t been used in East Kapolei.

So where’s the truck now and who’s getting to use it?

The firefighters union says it’s been reaching out to the Honolulu Fire Department for an answer for years.

“If a truck is not there, it does make a huge difference,” said Robert Lee, Hawaii Fire fighters Association president.

Across the street from the East Kapolei fire station is Ka Makana Alii. Lee says there was an alarm incident at the shopping center recently, but the only engine assigned to East Kapolei was out. A tower truck from Kapolei had to make its way over, delaying response time by a few minutes.

“Can those few minutes really make a difference?” KHON2 asked.

“Oh, absolutely,” he replied. “When you look at life and death, four to six minutes, if somebody stops breathing, you can incur brain damage and into death.”

On Thursday, we learned the ladder truck is being used by other fire stations around the island.