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The Scarborough Fire Department received a new pumper truck to add to its fleet. The truck arrived in January and has been undergoing maintenance by our Public Works technicians prior to use.

As with any new truck in the Fire Department, it will be honored in an official pushing-in ceremony. The public is invited to the ceremony to take place Sunday, March 26 at 1 p.m. The event will be held at the Pleasant Hill station where it is assigned.

This pumper truck is a 2022 Pierce Enforcer 1500 gallon per minute pump. The truck committee has spent a considerable amount of time over the past few years to understand and update the design for neighborhood fire engines. The smaller, more maneuverable design makes newer trucks easier to operate within the town’s neighborhoods. The new Engine 3 pumper truck replaces a 20-year old fire engine, which will run as the spare when frontline apparatus are having maintenance.

The new Engine 3 truck is an almost duplicate design to Pine Point Engine 4 pictured above, delivered in summer 2021.