VIDEO: A ceremony was held Tuesday to mark the arrival of Goose Creek Fire Department’s new heavy rescue truck.
Goose Creek Fire Chief Mike Nixon said the E-ONE Cyclone Combination Rescue is the first of four apparatus that are scheduled to be delivered to the department this year.
Chief Nixon said the truck was specifically designed and engineered to serve the needs of the city for the next 15 to 20 years. The truck’s arrival comes amid a booming population in the Berkeley County city. Chief Nixon said Rescue 1, the company that will be staffing the rig, responded to 1,260 emergency calls last year alone and expects that number to rise.
“We do not expect these numbers to go down – we expect them to go up with population growth and the challenges you have from a growing and expanding region,” he said.