The Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department’s 1993 ladder truck has had a blown motor since early December and due to the age of the vehicle, a replacement is difficult to find and even more difficult to be warranted for an extended period of time.
Department officials have been looking at options on how to proceed and Fire Chief Joe Guyotte and Lt. Brian Gaudet met with the town’s Board of Selectmen during a Jan. 11 meeting held over Zoom.
“The ladder truck is out of service right now and it’s got some significant issues,” Town Manager Jack Clukey said. He said the fire department has been looking at what types of vehicles, new and used, are available as well as what else might be done.
Guyotte said the department has looked across the country and spoken with a dealer about a 2012 model ladder truck that is currently in Alabama after having been used in Virginia.