After roughly a year in-the-works, the unveiling of an unprecedented kelly-green Marshall University-themed fire engine by the Huntington Fire Department in the coming weeks is imminent.
The engine will become a regularly-functioning part of the department’s “Station Number 2,” at 534 20th Street, which local firefighters refer to as the “Marshall University Fire Station,” Huntington Fire Chief Jan Rader said.
When she and a few fire fighters initially proposed the idea to Marshall President Jerome Gilbert, Rader said, “he was ecstatic. He thought it was an incredible idea.”
She and her crew were pleased to learn Huntington Mayor Steve Williams was “very supportive” of the idea as well, Rader said.
After that, the only task was to ensure there were no extra costs associated with the green design as opposed to red, she said, which turned out to be the case, so long as the color is determined before the order is placed.