SVI Trucks—Plano (TX) Fire Department command unit. Refurbished 2006 Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins X15 505-hp engine; 24-foot walk-in rescue body with three interior command spaces; lavatory; WeatherPak TRx2-UHF weather station; Will-Burt 7-42 pneumatic telescoping mast. Dealer: Brian Russell, Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Houston, TX.

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Both the West Bend and Town of Sheboygan fire departments recently refurbished vintage fire trucks, reports WTMJ-TV Milwaukee.

The West Bend Fire Department recently refurbished a 1929 Model Ford A fire truck. The Town of Sheboygan recently acquired a vintage 1952 International transport fire truck.

Fire Chief Bob Tutko proposed leasing a new fire truck but was meant with push back from officials, reports Effingham Daily News.

The replacement was planned for 2018, but was delayed because the fire chief retired. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, the purchase was delayed again.

The proposed fire engine will cost about $650,000, spread out over a five-year lease. The engine is sold by fire truck manufacturer E-ONE and was custom designed by a committee of Effingham firefighters. The cost makes some city officials uneasy amid ongoing discussion about the city’s mounting fire and police pension payments.

Harrison Hot Springs council unanimously approved purchasing a pumper truck that would partially be paid for through fire department reserve funds, reports BC Local News.

The 2022 fire truck would come from Winnipeg-based Fort Garry Fire Trucks at the coast of approximately $675,000, taxes included. A $302,000 down payment was approved for this year’s budget cycle with the remainder upon the chassis arriving at the manufacturer.

The village’s fire department consists of 20 paid-on-call firefighters providing various emergency services.