VIDEO/PHOTO: The City of Hattiesburg has a new fire truck honoring the Hattiesburg Public School District. The new Ladder 1 vehicle has been named “Purple Rain” and is painted in the purple-and-gold colors of Hattiesburg High School. The truck was officially dedicated at a ceremony at Station No. 1 Thursday. The vehicle cost nearly $1.3 million and was purchased with federal ARPA funds. A panel of city leaders and firefighters chose the name “Purple Rain” from a list of suggestions from 160 residents. Sixteen different people suggested “Purple Rain.” The city also has an engine painted in black-and-gold colors honoring University of Southern Mississippi.