Its engines log a lot of mileage -- wear and tear that takes a toll on what's called "useful life."

They’re not cheap, and for the longest time, the city's finances were such that it couldn't afford many new ones.

“We've got several rigs that regularly run over 20 calls a day,” Arrollado noted in an interview Thursday. "Our call volume has increased from about 70,000 to 140,000 in the span of about 25 years. And we really haven't added many fire apparatus to address that call volume."

Ten a year, on average.

Before a Canadian production company changed its name to “Unit# F96” the truck went by the name “Ladder 5” for the Lexington Fire Department.

The department sold old Ladder 5 to Ian Thompson, owner of 911 Filmcars Inc., for about $22,000 in 2009.

Based in Vancouver, Canada, 911 Filmcars Inc. is a production company that provides emergency vehicles and consultants to movie sets. As a “vehicle wrangler,” Thompson “mixes and matches” his fleet and sometimes even firefighters who help make scenes believable.

The truck replaces one that's about 22-years old. Officials say that one was starting to break down and will be put on reserve for a few years.

The new truck cost about $450,000. They'll start using it next week. It will respond to about 2,500 calls per year.