The fire department has welcomed a new truck into its fleet.
Tanker 1, a new, 3,000-gallon tanker-fire apparatus was delivered to the department Oct. 29.
“We’re thrilled that we have this,” First Selectman Don Lowe said. “This (tanker) is fully loaded for comprehensive fire protection and truly upgrades our department.”
The truck, equipped with a 1,250-gallon-per-minute fire pump, replaces the department’s current tanker, which has reached the end of its service life.
It was delivered by Northeastern Fire Apparatus, the vendor for its manufacturer, Marion Fire Apparatus.
A tanker is “the most single most critical piece of fire protection apparatus,” Fire Chief Chris Fuchs said.
“This truck allows us to haul large quantities of water to the scene of a fire when it’s urgently needed” in a town that has no municipal water distribution system, the department announced in a recent post on social media.