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| Old and new truck ladders at full extension Photo by Wayne Pridemore |
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| Shiny Photo by Wayne Pridemore |
The first action on that voter approval came on Saturday, when the department took possession of a brand new ladder truck.
The truck is expected to last 15-20 years.
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| Old and new Photo by Wayne Pridemore |
The existing ladder truck is 25 years old and cost $415,000 when it was purchased.
The new truck cost $1.1 million. It is fully automated and can be set up from the driver's position. The ladder will go to its full 100 foot extension more rapidly than the ladder on the old truck.
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| Families watching and extrication demonstration The new Extricator is battery powered Photo by Wayne Pridemore |
The department showed it off at an open house on Saturday at the headquarters station on Aurora, heavily attended by families with small children.
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| Photo by Wayne Pridemore |
Brother and sister, Ben and Libby, were almost the first to sit in the new truck's driver seat.
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