Wednesday, Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority put their new Ladder Truck in service at Fire Station 50 in Prescott Valley. Fire Marshal Rick Chase says the truck is a 2018 Rosenbauer that carries 350 gallons of water and has a 1,500 gallon per minute pump. It is equipped with a 104’ aerial platform. Crews from all 3 shifts as well as Chiefs, retirees and attendees from the public transferred water in custom leather fire buckets from the old Truck 50 to the new one. After transferring the water, the new truck was then christened with water from the old truck. Personnel then helped push the new truck into quarters for its first time in service. Chase says the old truck was replaced due to high mileage and age. He says in order to maximize their usage, fire apparatus with high mileage are moved to slower stations, put into reserve status, auctioned off or donated to departments in need of fire apparatus.
