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Ada-Liberty Township Volunteer fire personnel officially met their new set of wheels on Monday.
The $700,000 vehicle arrived in Ada in December, and the equipment was officially introduced, explained in detail and dedicated in a program in the fire department building.
Jay Epley, fire chief, treating the big red machine like a prized toy, explained the many features of the newest vehicle in Ada to members of the department, village, township and ONU officials.
The new equipment is here thanks to the passage of a 1-mill fire levy on the November 2018 local ballot. The new truck is a , 2,500 gallon pumper-tanker, fully computerized. The six-passenger vehicle is on a Smeal body and a Spartan chassis, built in Snyder, Nebraska.
While the 1-mill levy enabled the department to purchase the vehicle, other financial contributors include Ohio Northern University and the Orange Township trustees.
The new vehicle replaces a 1990 Mack, also a 2,500-gallon pumper. The Ada-Liberty Township Fire Department has seven vehicles.
