Collins was driving a Ford Escape and had to be extricated from the vehicle. Emergency equipment on the fire truck was flashing, Bowen confirmed.

The main work will include redesigning restrooms to make accommodations for women firefighters, although the city now employs only men firefighters; upgrading the heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system and adding insulation; and replacing the roof. The project will also include buying a new backup generator and replacing a light pole and fixture at the station's front entrance.

The ladder is mounted at the end of the truck instead of the middle of the body, where most ladders are located, allowing a 360-degree reach and better maneuverability. The quint will replace a 95-foot ladder truck that has been retired due to age.

The truck has a 500-gallon tank, storage for EMS and tools for light extrication, should someone become trapped at an auto accident.

It took two years to complete, starting with a ZFD committee specifying the ergonomics and organization of the truck and other details such as green lights up the ladder, multiple Zionsville logos, and remembrances of firefighter-paramedic Cody Richardson, who died in 2013.

The decision came after a friendship established by Miranda Gray-Burlingame, owner of Lark, and her husband, Scott, and parents Kathy and Ron Gray, with Corcoran’s brother while they worked at Bluffview Montessori School in Winona, Corcoran said.

So when it came time to name their firetruck toy, LARK Toys had the perfect answer.

Naming their toys after real and local people is not new for LARK . According to Kathy, the family-owned wood toy business will often name their toys after those who have inspired them.