The new ladder truck cost $450,000 and has 12,000 miles on it and the new rescue truck cost $100,000 with 16,000 miles on it. Parker said the funds to pay for the trucks are coming from a Georgia Municipal Association loan that the city will pay back over a 10-year period.

"We were very conscious and wanted to spend the taxpayer’s money wisely,” Parker said. "A brand new 2018 ladder truck would have cost over one million dollars and a new 2018 rescue truck would be a little over $160,000. We felt like we were getting a great deal on the trucks with both of them having very low mileage.”

Firefighters said they can get the ladder fully extended in about 90 seconds, which can make a difference saving lives.

The truck is also a pumper and has rescue equipment, making it a jack-of-all-trades.

Lt. Chris Watson said the truck will be a lot easier to drive, too.

The truck will give students a chance to work with a real truck instead of simulated training.