The Albertville Fire Department recently received some much-needed upgrades to its rescue equipment, including a new fire engine to replace one nearly 15 years old.
Assistant Fire Chief Jason Beam said the department put in for a new 2019 Pierce fire engine last year and have now started to make it their own after it arrived from a dealer in Pelham. With the oldest engine a 2009 model, the department now has three front line pumping fire engines spread out among its three stations in addition to its two reserve pumpers and a 1988 engine it uses for training purposes.
“We ordered the [engine] probably last year, and it takes anywhere from eight to 10 months to build up in Appleton, Wisconsin,” Beam said.