Auditor Cole Hatfield said the city will pay $658,853 for the vehicle, a demo truck built by Nebraska-based Smeal Fire Apparatus Co. The city will make a down payment of $100,000 - with the money coming from the fire levy fund - and finance the remainder of the purchase with a 12-year loan.

Hatfield said the city will make two payments annually, totaling $53,000.

"From a financial perspective, now is the time to do it," Hatfield said during the council's finance committee meeting, noting the low interest rates and ability to spread payments over 12 years.

Hatfield said the fire levy fund has an unexpended balance of $236,000.

The Cochranton Volunteer Fire Department purchased the truck new in 2001 and in 15 years have put just 26,000 miles on the odometer and 1,407 hours on the pump.

The fire truck comes equipped with a 1,250 gallon per minute pump which has been tested and certified at 1,560 gpm. It also features a 1,000-gallon poly tank and top mount pump controls.

The truck was inspected and tested before the decision to purchase it was final.

The Town of Wayne’s current ISO rating is 4. That rating is 4y outside the town limit.

The truck gives Wayne three Class A pumpers to respond to fire calls.

A minimum of two Class A pumpers will now respond to structure fires outside of Wayne.