The refurbished truck was purchased from Lawrenceburg's M3 Fire Apparatus for $139,000 following approval by the city's board of commissioners earlier this year.
The department has received its new firetruck, a 2004 Rosenbauer Spartan complete with a 60-foot extension ladder and remote controlled nozzle.
"The citizens of Mt. Pleasant should be glad we got this truck," Fire Chief Tim Smith said. "This is something we thought we would never see, but now that it has happened, we guarantee the City of Mt. Pleasant will make good use of it."
Smith said the new truck and its 60-foot extendable ladder will give firefighters much needed access during emergency situations at the city's public schools, three story homes and industrial facilities, which are steadily growing in number.
With the new nozzle, which can be used to direct water remotely using a small wireless controller, the new truck allows firefighters to work in a more secure environment for safer rescues and water drops.
In comparison, the city's tallest ladder before the new truck's arrival extended to 35 feet. Most significantly, the new vehicle will dramatically decrease the city's response time to fires, as it would previously take between 25-30 minutes for a similar truck to travel to the city from the Columbia Fire Department.
The truck, which is usually priced at more than $500,000, was used by a fire department in Ohio until it was damaged in a collision. It suffered minor cosmetic damage in the rear of the vehicle and has since been completely repaired and renovated by M3.
Mt. Pleasant Commissioner Ricky Frazier previously called the purchase a bargain which the city would otherwise have difficulty affording.
Finance Director and City Recorder Loretta Garner said the fire department's yearly budget of $36,000 set aside for vehicle maintenance and repair will cover the annual $24,000 payments over a six-year period.
Including the new addition, MPFD will have a total of three operating trucks with the combined capacity to run 3,500 gallons of water per minute to a burning structure. The new truck will replace an aging Grumman model that has been used by the department for 27 years and has a broken pump.