Fire Chief Rich Etheridge says the "Airport Crash Fire Truck" was donated by British Petroleum and arrived Wednesday. The chief believes it had been sitting for years in Deadhorse and only had about 200 hours on it. "Although it's a 1991 model, OSHKOSH T-3000, it's the same size as the one just purchased," said the chief. "So we'll be able to have two 3,000 gallon trucks as our first out apparatus."
Etheridge was asked on Action Line Thursday if the project to expand Glacier Station will now have to be expanded further. "They anticipated having to get the larger trucks in the future so the building is already prepped to accept a truck that size," stated the Chief. The new fire engine was too large for the fire station which spurred the renovation.