The appliances are equipped with compressed air foam (CAF) capability which will assist the crews to deal with incidents safer and more effectively.

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It was back at the Brockton Fire station on Pleasant Street and put back into service. The city had been using an older, spare truck for the past six months in its place.

Brockton Fire Chief Michael Williams said he was happy to have the truck back."It was completely redone. It looks like a brand new truck," Williams said.With another engine out of service, two of the city's three spare engines were in use while Squad A was being repaired."It's nice to have that second spare back as a spare now," he said.The driver of a black sedan smashed head-on into the front bumper of the engine. 

The fire truck was responding to a report of an oven fire at 75 Parker St. when the crash occurred.The man driving the sedan was seriously injured and was taken by ambulance to Boston Medical Center.Three of the four firefighters in Squad A were uninjured. A fourth was taken to a Brockton hospital as a precaution with leg pain.

The 2003 fire engine was reviewed by a mechanic from a specialized body shop that deals with large vehicles and heavy equipment. The cost of the repair was $45,000, which was paid for by insurance.

 But Concord Fire Department’s contribution to the fair won’t be revving its engine because it doesn’t have one.

The accident happened as the brush truck was crossing the Molino Road intersection on Highway 29 with lights and sirens activated as they responded to a serious accident a short distance away.

No volunteer firemen were injured in the crash.

Further details have not been released as the Florida Highway Patrol continues their investigation.

Brush trucks are more versatile than traditional fire trucks, and are used to fight brush and wildfires.

“The normal procurement process for acquiring a replacement unit typically spans up to two years, depending on the complexity of the unit,” according to a report Fire Chief Fred Burrows prepared for council.

“The 2016 wild land fire season is about to start and having a dependable unit in service would be ideal for the department to meet its responsibilities,” it reads.

The truck they hope to replace is 20 years old, a 1996 GMC 3500, and is past its service life, Burrows says.

“It’s requiring more regular maintenance in regards to things breaking,” he told the Alaska Highway News.

Funds to replace the unit have already been approved in the 2016 capital budget, which lists an expenditure limit of $200,000.

The unit the department hopes to secure, which they found after calling around to manufacturers in the Lower Mainland, would cost $195,596.

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