Milton Fire Department to get new pump truck
Milton Fire Department has signed a contract to get a new pumper truck in February 2023, replacing an engine that had been in service since 2001.
The new truck will be a 2023 Pierce Saber custom outfitted by Atlantic Emergency Solutions of Salisbury, Md. The truck will have seating for six firefighters and a 1,000-gallon water tank. It will be equipped with a high-velocity pump that can handle 1,500 gallons per minute.
Fire Chief Johnny Hopkins said the new truck will get call number 85-3; the department plans to nickname the truck the Front Street Express, after the street where Milton’s fire hall is located.
Hopkins said the vehicle this one is replacing, truck 85-6, has seen a lot of use over the years and needed to be retired. He said 85-3 had been out of service for a while as a truck number, and the department wanted to reissue it.
Ryan Mavity covers Milton and the court system. He is married to Rachel Swick Mavity and has two kids, Alex and Jane. Ryan started with the Cape Gazette all the way back in February 2007, previously covering the City of Rehoboth Beach. A native of Easton, Md. and graduate of Towson University, Ryan enjoys watching the Baltimore Ravens, Washington Capitals and Baltimore Orioles in his spare time.
