You may have seen Lebanon firefighters training on it, testing out all the bells and whistles on their new $867,000 ladder truck. It's hard to miss, especially since it's been parked outside of the fire station and not inside. It doesn't fit inside either firehouse. Taxpayers had concerns and came to WLWT for answers.
A recent report from WLWT looked at a problem facing Lebanon (OH) firefighters: their new fire truck won't fit inside the local fire stations.
Lebanon city manager Pat Clements said the problems starts with Ladder 41, the 1992 Seagrave ladder truck the department had been using but had to be taken out of service.
Clements issued an emergency order to buy the new apparatus from Pierce Manufacturing. "We knew it was not going to fit into the station houses," Clements said. "It would've been possible for the city to purchase a ladder truck that is of lower height that can fit in to the existing bays. However, those trucks are not configured in the manner that the fire department would like."