The department bought a used 2001 Ford F450 pickup truck, stripped it, repainted and refurbished it and equipped it for fighting brush fires, assisting in rescues and transporting manpower. They also financed the purchase of a Pierce Lance firetruck that serves as Rescue/Engine 571. Both trucks were placed in service in August.

Pine Township firefighters are raising funds for the truck at weekly bingo games and sub sandwich sales on the second Saturday of each month. The department also plans a meat raffle on Nov. 19 with packaged hams, turkeys, sausage and bacon being offered at $1 a ticket. Pine Township fire officials say a gun raffle and cash raffle are planned in the spring for the fundraising efforts.

"They are not cheap but they are made specifically to Detroit specifications, so a lot more heavy duty than other fire trucks."

Most major cities replace their fire trucks every five years. There are some trucks with the Detroit Fire Department that are 10 years old. Fire officials say they have plans to make sure the equipment will be updated.

"We have new squad trucks, new ladder trucks, there will be some more engines, more ambulances, and all that is on order now," he said.

Fornell says they're looking ahead to the future to make sure the firefighters are always working with top notch equipment.

The fire truck crashed into a line of about 10 parked cars after the collision.

Boston EMS said four people were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital and one person was taken to Tufts Medical Center. The injured persons included four firefighters and one civilian.

Boston Fire Commissioner Joseph Finn said the injuries appeared to be non-life-threatening. It was not immediately clear if the firefighters were wearing seat belts.

The engine was responding to a call about smoke at the time of the crash. Finn said the engine weighs an estimated 30 tons.

Finn said traffic cameras in the area should reveal how the crash happened.