The department was treated to a teaser on Friday when as part of the ongoing Fire Safety Week celebrations, the engine travelled from Byculla to Bandra, albeit atop a trailer. When its refurbishing is complete, the department hopes it rolls out once again, gracefully like it did in the 1980s before its machinery packed up. 

From the Rolls Royce stable, the engine — a turntable ladder, to be precise — was manufactured by the erstwhile British Leyland company in 1926 and procured by the Mumbai fire brigade in 1937 for a sum of about R1.5 lakh. It was an assembled fire engine; its chassis was British but its ladder was from Germany. Just when the department thought the engine would never hit the road again, Chief Fire Officer PS Rahangdale happened to have a chance meeting with members of the Gondal family, famed for their vintage automobile collection that includes an imposing Daimler Double Six and the Mercedes 300 SL. 

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The intent of design for the new truck is to provide the most versatile city and rural truck possible for the most value, with the final cost of the engine being $281,000.

OFD believes this has been accomplished by doubling water capacity compared to the old engine, from 1,000 gallons to 2,000 gallons, as well as incorporating some other key features that will allow Oskaloosa Fire to use this engine as a first out apparatus for all types of calls.

The engine will be available for response as soon as OFD can outfit it with the appropriate tools, supplies, and equipment necessary.

Features of the 2016 Rosenbauer Pumper Tanker:

• Freightliner Chassis
• 1,250 gallon per minute waterous pump
• 2,000 gallon water tank
• 6,000 watt hydraulic generator
• 2,000 gallon drop down portable water tank
• Rear swivel dump chute
• Meets or exceeds NFPA 1901 for Type 1 Engine
• Front bumper pre-connect for car, brush, and dumpster type fires
• Five 2 ½ inch discharges
• 2 top load pre-connect lines
• Pump and roll feature

The donation was a few quiet weeks in the making, but the tanker truck from the former department was driven in at the end of the Branchville fire company's monthly meeting on Thursday night, with horns blaring, to the delight -- and complete shock -- of all firefighters who had not know about the "secret."

"We wanted to give it to a department that justified the need for it, and they had it," former Swartswood Fire Chief Anthony Ashley said.

The donation of the 2008 tanker truck, which holds 2,000 gallons of water, will "truly benefit" the Branchville company, said Keith Whitehead, fire chief of Branchville Hose Company No. 1.

After the Swartswood Volunteer Fire Department was no longer recognized by Stillwater Township,the result left the former fire department without its non-profit status. The department had to either donate any items it had left or sell the items; however, any money received from a sale would have to be donated to another non-profit organization, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

"This is a great story from bad to good," said Tony Frato, vice president of the Branchville Hose Company No. 1, who also serves as the borough's mayor.

For Ashley, the donation was bittersweet.

"It stinks, but we've always helped each other out, so it is going to someone who truly needs it," Ashley said of the donation. He said that he and former members took their time looking around to see which department was in need.

Whitehead said the additional tanker would greatly enhance the fire company's operations since it only has a mini pumper. In addition, the fire company's access to water is off Route 206, where there is minimal water pressure due to 4-inch water mains, resulting in a slower flow of water during a fire.

The mini pumper the fire department owns holds 275 gallons of water and 15 gallons of foam that is used to saturate materials inside a structure that may re-ignite. It pumps 1,000 gallons per minute.

The new truck will pump 1,250 gallons per minute and will hold more than seven times the amount of water. In addition, the fire truck