“It’s not a matter of flipping the switch,” said Monte McClain, Park County communications supervisor.

Park County Sheriff’s Office dispatch pages the Powell Volunteer Fire Department to fires, car wrecks and other emergencies. Pagers packed by firefighters notify them of the type of incident and its location, more or less simultaneously with the siren sounding mostly to notify motorists and pedestrians to be on the look out for fire trucks.

Dispatchers can be instructed to not activate the siren, but must remember not to, McClain said. And, if the siren doesn’t sound for months, and the dispatcher accidentally triggers the alarm, the Sheriff’s Office will receive numerous complaints.

The only infallible solution is to install a timer on the two working sirens in Powell. Pete DeHaan of Pete DeHaan Electronics in Powell said he could install timers. The cost would be $5 for each timer and 15 minutes of labor per siren, McClain said.

Lena was delivered to the department Aug. 28, 1938, and Beale said she was on the front lines fighting fires until the late 1960s. Then Lena was used for training until the late 1970s when her pistons blew and she was decommissioned.

Beale said she was painted and reupholstered in the late 1980s, but she was forgotten about and spent years in storage. Rick Hartzog, LFD's assistant chief of administration, said Lena has been sitting underneath a tarp for his entire 25-year career.

Janel Vasallo, LFD's spokeswoman, said the department knew it couldn't just ask the city for more money or take away from another service LFD provides, so they got creative in finding ways to fund Lena's restoration. A couple of old staff vehicles that could no longer be used were sent to auction, and the money was set aside for Len

85% of the $350,000 cost for the truck is being paid for through FEMA's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The state is paying the remaining 15%, which comes out to $52,500.

The pumper truck was manufactured by E-ONE in Ocala, Florida.