Kamloops Fire Rescue has a shiny new toy.

The department has just gotten a new truck at one of its busiest stations, as explained by fire chief Mike Adams.

“We’ve got a very comprehensive capital plan that takes into consideration the service life of our front-life engines. We’ve just replaced an engine down at Station Two on the North Shore with a brand new pumper truck. Those service life is up to 20 years as front line, and they move into reserve for five years and then we move them off, sell them off. We’re pleased with that,” Adams says.

“It’s a fine piece of apparatus and I know it’s going to serve the city well. And it’s got some uniqueness to it; obviously we’ve spared no expense to ensure the cab itself kept our crews safe. And we also implemented an auxiliary power unit as an anti-idle technology, to reduce emissions when it’s idling.”

Adams says the new engine cost just over $1 million.