DANVILLE (WSLS10) - A new piece of equipment is expected to help the Danville Fire Department save the city money and make firefighters a little more comfortable.
The fire department has a new engine for Station 3, located on Piney Forest Road. The new engine will replace the current one, which was made back in 1996.
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Assistant Fire Chief Mike Jefferson says the new engine should significantly reduce maintenance and repair costs.
"[With] older vehicles, you have more maintenance and stuff," Jefferson pointed out. "We shouldn't have as much maintenance on this truck. It's actually bigger. We have more compartment space, we can carry more equipment. We can put people in the back without being as cramped as they were in the other truck."
The truck cost $450,000 and Jefferson said the goal is to have it in service by the end of the month.
The current engine will then be used as a back-up, while the current back-up truck will be sold at auction.