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The Lake Ozark (MO) Fire District Sunday afternoon will put into service its new $1.3 million, 100-foot aerial ladder truck, reports krmsradio.com.

A push-in ceremony, to be held at the Bagnell Dam Boulevard main station, is open to the public and begins at 2 p.m. Sunday.

The festivities will include an apparatus blessing from the department Chaplain, the report says; Osage Beach Fire will assist with a wet down; and those in attendance can help dry off the truck.

The Morristown (TN) Fire Department recently took delivery of a 2021 Pierce Saber six-man rescue pumper. The new apparatus will be housed at the department’s Station 1 on S. Jackson St.

The Morristown Fire Truck Committee says it received a good deal on the apparatus by purchasing a demo model being stored in FL, as opposed to going through the WI manufacturer.

“I’m very proud of Lt. Danny Case and all members of the committee and the money they saved the City,” said Fire Chief Clark Taylor. “However, their job is not finished as procurement, stocking, and mounting all equipment is ongoing.”

The truck can hold 1,000 gallons of water, has a 1,500-gpm pump, and carries 1,650 feet of hose. The apparatus also carries extrication tools.

Crews have been training on the new truck for the past month.

A Meadville Central (PA) Fire Department truck carrying 21 high-school cheerleaders on top of its ladder Saturday knocked over a light pole as it backed into the station on its return from the Meadville Halloween Parade, reports meadvilletribune.com.

No injuries were reported, the report says. A new light pole is being ordered, and the apparatus’ bucket and ladder will have to be recertified. The cost of those repairs will come from the department’s budget.

The city-owned pole was hit at 7:13 p.m., the report says. As the aerial, returning from the Halloween parade, backed into the station driveway from Park Avenue, the passenger-side rear section—where the bucket is located—struck the pole and knocked it over. The truck finished parking, and all passengers exited unscathed.

In addition to the driver, some passengers, and the 21 cheerleaders on top, several other people were on the truck’s exterior: a firefighter and another passenger in the bucket and one person on the side.