Begovich says the new department will replace the one on the northeast side of the township on U.S. 40. The former station was built in the 1970's, solely as a volunteer station, and didn't take into account future growth of the department or the area, he said.  

The former station also featured 10-foot tall bay doors, which are too short for modern day fire apparatuses.

The new station sits about a mile and a half west of the former station at 473 S 500 W in New Palestine. This location will allow for faster response times, according to Begovich.

Police said the firefighters were on the way back from a call when the truck was came around the bend and flipped on its side. One lane was shut down so a tow truck could flip it back over. Luckily, no one was injured.

The addition to the department’s arsenal became a community event, with residents and neighboring firefighters joining in the celebration. The guest speakers, State Sen. Carl Marcellino, Bayville Mayor Paul Rupp and Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino congratulated the Fire Department and thanked its members for their service.  

It took the department nearly three years to acquire the truck, a process that involved dozens of meetings with other area fire departments to make sure everything was up to date, and surpassed the performance of its older trucks. Marcellino helped the department obtain a $100,000 grant from New York state, which was described to as a “great accomplishment” by Saladino.