The fire company’s truck committee, encompassed mainly of former and current fire officers, did not want to get just another new pumper, said Lou McCall, fire captain and vice president, who has chaired the committee since its foundation nearly two years ago.

“Instead, we wanted an apparatus that would replace and combine both Surf City’s oldest pumper and its only rescue truck that were both exclusively used in, and victims of, Hurricane Sandy into one easy to use truck,” McCall stated. “It was also a high priority that we also considered the increasing amounts of homes being raised on pilings.”

The committee invested thousands of hours into getting the perfect truck. Members even visited with the Union Township Fire Department, which has the only other boomer in the state, McCall said.

“They were outstanding, allowing us to take quality time to show us and have some hands-on experience with their truck,” he stated. “We are grateful to them for that opportunity as it sold us on its capabilities.”

The boom on Surf City’s new truck, which can reach 28 feet, has a master stream nozzle on the end that can flow 1,000 gallons per minute and lift up to 1,000 pounds. The boom end also has a 6,000-watt light tower. Hose connections can serve as an elevated connection pipe to a raised residential structure, if needed, McCall said.

On the heels of attaining a Class 1 ISO Public Protection rating, Gulf Shores Fire and Rescue is bringing two new trucks on board.

One of the trucks, a Rosenbauer Commander Rescue Pumper, is already at Station 1. The other is on a tour of the state being shown off at other departments by Rosenbauer. The pair cost the city more than $800,000.

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.