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By Jan LaValley
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The Washington Volunteer Fire Department has a new truck — a ‘97 Spartan Luveme attack pumper — cost, $195,000.
That might seem like a lot of money to some, but the new truck has more features than Home Box Office and should last almost twice as long as many other fire trucks on the market.
The reason is its construction. The body is crafted of stainless steel instead of galvaneel, which many fire trucks currently are made of.
. WVFD’s Roger Roach said he’s had a real time of it trying to drill holes for the brackets that they needed to put on. He said he went through drill bit after drill bit trying to get the job done.
The truck is the second new one that Company 1 has had since they incorporated in 1939.
At that time they had an old hose reel, which Roger said they still have, and which could only be useid in the Town of Washington since it necessitated using a hydrant.
In 1940, they got their first, and until now their only, new truck — a Ford-Oren fire truck which they purchased for $6,500.
Since then they’ve had several used fire trucks.
In 1975, they received a 1946 truck from Vint Hill Farms and in ‘79 they upgraded and bought a ‘56 Oren from Falls Church.
When 1985 rolled around the company bought a ‘70 American LaFrance from Plain View, N.Y., which rusted out on them last year and was purchased by Steve Critzer since the engine was still good.
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