El Centro Fire Department gets new truck

EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) - The El Centro Fire Department (ECFD) has a new fire truck.

ECFD received the brand new 109-foot ladder truck this week from South Dakota, and says it took about two years to get the truck.

Battalion Chief Brad Chapin says the department was in need of a new truck which will replace their 20-year old truck.

"Our previous truck we have is a 2006 75 foot aerial...our town has grown since then...we do have several tall buildings this truck is needed because it is going to allow us to safely reach areas that we need to get to and reduce the risks that are associated to our firemen with the latest of technology," said Chapin.

Chapin says the truck will start operating by the end of November.

The truck will be available for people to see at the fire station's Open House this weekend.