Firefighters from the Huntsville/Lake of Bays (Ontario, Canada) Fire Department have just made it back to in to Canada after driving a gently used fire truck from Alabama back home, according to a report published by Huntsville Doppler. They documented their trip with photos and shared them with the public.
According to the report, three firefighters left Ontario on August 28 and flew to Alabama to check out a used fire truck and drive it home after attempts to buy a new one provide to be too long and too expensive because of supply change and other economic issues. The department needed to replace a 1999 model apparatus this year at the Baysville fire station and approved $420,000 for a replacement, but later found it would cost at least $500,000 for the apparatus and take two years to build, according to reports.
Undaunted, the department found the used apparatus and got authorization to spend up to $400,000 for it, according to reports. Firefighters made arrangements to get the apparatus and have been driving it home this past week and just crossed the border today (Sept. 1), according to the report.
According to the Lake of Bay’s web site, the fire truck and crew made their last fuel stop this afternoon are expected to be home soon.
