Firefighters questioned the reliability and safety of such vehicles, and one aged fire engine was subsequently completely removed from service after a fire captain labeled it "unfit for front line service."  

Channel 2 Investigates found that very few firefighters realized they were riding in and relying on vehicles that were deemed total losses by the city of Houston in late September.

Corsicana’s new engine will join three frontline engines for daily use as the new Engine No. 4.

The current engine will be officially named Engine No. 5 and placed in reserve status at the ceremony.Attendees heard Fire Department Dispatch officially placing Engine No. 4 into service during the ceremony and were treated to Collin Street Bakery pastries and coffee.

"This is going to be paid for out of the rural fire revenues we bring in every year," said Davey. "The truck is about $200,000 from what I understand. The fire department's going to be putting down $100,000, then financing $100,000 through a local bank, because we're going to give them the opportunity to bid on it for us."

For the second time in five months, someone anonymously placed a newborn in the station’s box, one of two in the state. The box, fire officials said, worked as it was supposed to, setting off a medical alarm on firefighters’ pagers when it was opened and keeping the baby warm and secure for the brief period of time until someone arrived at the station and, more importantly, protecting the identity of the person who dropped off the child.  

Firefighters declined to provide the gender, age or other details about the infant, whose umbilical cord was still attached. The child, who officials said appeared to be well taken care of, is in the custody of Child Protective Services.