The fire department will be getting a 2016 Smeal Metro Star model rear-mount aerial "quint," which is described as an apparatus that provides versatility in firefighting as it includes pump capacity similar to a fire engine, on-board water storage, a mid-size aerial ladder, fire hose and ground ladders.

"This purchase is an integral part of an ongoing program to correctly size the Fire Department's fleet and will allow the fleet to remain in compliance with NFPA 1901 standard for fire apparatus service life, which recommends that an apparatus stay in front line service for no longer then 15 years and be removed from service completely after 25 years," reads a memo to council from Matt Kulhanek, the city's fleet and facility manager.

The new truck is expected to be delivered in December. It will replace a 2001 Pierce fire engine, which will be retained as a reserve engine that will be put into service when another truck is undergoing maintenance or repairs.

No fire trucks are being sold as part of the transaction and the reserve fleet will be increased by one engine.

"The Fire Department needs a second reserve fire engine," city staff wrote in a memo to council. "Keeping this engine as part of the reserve fleet gives a backup to staff for major emergencies when members come in from home, and it also gives us a second spare rig when the other unit is already in use.

After years of borrowing fire trucks from neighboring municipalities for calls and using extrication equipment “so outdated that it’s not capable of cutting materials and alloy metals,” said Chief Neil De Jesus, the department was approved for new fire trucks, rescue vehicles and extrication equipment Tuesday evening.

City leaders approved the purchase of two amulances — one will respond to the town of Highland Beach, which will cover the cost. They will also get two new rescue trucks and six new extrication units.

The total price tag is nearly $4 million and will take more than a year to get the new equipment, city officials said.

 The station on North Soncy Road will replace Station No. 3, a dirt-floored tin barn just down the road.

“Our stations are in bad shape,” Fitzpatrick said about the need to rebuild.

Potter County has six fire stations that are staffed with four paid firefighters and 70 volunteers.

All of the stations, except the Willow Creek station, are unmanned, meaning firefighters are not housed at the facility.

Questions surrounded the need for a new station with all the amenities.

Precinct 2 Commissioner Mercy Murguia was the lone vote against spending $2 million on a new station. She said she wasn’t against the idea of building a new station, but instead about how much money the county wanted to spend on it.

The driver refused treatment for any injuries, Mooresville Fire-Rescue Chief Curt Deaton said.