Officials with the Stanton Community Fire Department, which serves three townships and the city of Stanton, drove to Grand Ledge firm Etankers Friday morning and took their unfinished truck chassis back.

Sidney Township Supervisor Terry Peterman, who also serves on Stanton's fire board, said he was one of  the officials who retrieved the truck. He said three employees were at Etankers' property off West Grand River Highway in Grand Ledge when they arrived.

Bay City and Hampton Township took that mutual level of cooperation to a new level when they bought an aerial fire truck to share.

Bay City's aerial truck was more than 20 years old, while Hampton Township's has been in service for over 35 years.

At the start of their shift, the firefighters physically pushed the new truck into the garage. It weighs about 50,000 and it took 21 firefighters to push it inside.

It was all part of a ceremonial tradition that they do each time they get a new truck. 

Bentonville (AR) Fire Department 137-foot aerial ladder quint. Cyclone II X cab and chassis; Cummins X15 600-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump.