The cargo truck has four-wheel-drive, and a slip-on unit that includes a 600-gallon water tank, 10-gallon foam tank and an 18- horsepower pump motor.

 

The department said the addition of the military apparatus will help strengthen their capability, creating a safer more efficient resource for firefighting.

The new truck replaces a two-wheel drive F-650.

Fire Chief Darren O’Brien said there are still many opportunities for the community to learn as much as possible about the project and he hopes people will take time to view online information and videos that show the plan, its cost, and how the town will pay for the upgrades and improvements if approved by voters at the polls.  

A warrant article will appear on the town ballot March 13, asking voters to approve $6.4 million to make improvements to the station. A 60 percent approval vote is required to pass this article.

Chief Tim Brown says a citizen called him early this morning after they saw two of his department's trucks off the side of Hwy 171. Brown says he found someone had forced their way into the department, loaded up one of the fire trucks with supplies, then left the trucks stuck on the side of the road. Wreckers had to retrieve the vehicles. They were driven back to the station, but the extent of the damage to them was unclear Tuesday morning. Brown says until the investigation is complete, his department has no equipment to serve the community. He says his department has been the victim of attempted burglaries before, but nothing like this.