At Mount Pleasant Day on Saturday, the South Shore Fire Department showed off its newest vehicle, a new aerial ladder with capabilities beyond what the department’s current vehicles can do. South Shore Fire Chief Robert Stedman also showed off the ladder to the Village Board on Sept. 10; he said the new truck replaces an older ladder from 1992 and “to say it was worn out would be an understatement.” “It’s a little bit bigger than previous ladders that we’ve had,” Stedman said, adding this ladder includes a water piping on the ladder and a 500-gallon tank. It cost the department about $950,000 but is expected to be in service for the next 20 years, possibly longer.