"It's been in our budget for several years ... and our current truck is about 10 years past its intended life span," Jones explained July 20 in an interview. "It doesn't meet current safety standards, so we would have had to do something. There's not a huge market for it due to its age, but we'll attempt to dispose of it either through donation or auction, or use it as part of the trade-in if they can use it for parts."

The new $577,796.07 truck has a vehicle strut system for stability in overturned vehicles, improved lighting, additional tools, and other new technology needed at emergency scenes.