Lebanon’s new $800K fire engine doesn’t fit inside firehouse You may have seen Lebanon firefighters training on it, testing out all the bells and whistles on their new $867,000 ladder truck. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT KARIN JOHNSON WENT STRAIGHT TO THE TOP TO GET THOSE ANSWERS. KARIN: THE PROBLEM STARTS WITH THIS TRUCK HERE, LETTER 41. THIS SITS INSIDE THE FIREHOUSE THAT HAS MECHANICAL ISSUES. AND RECENTLY BROKE DOWN. WASTING NO TIME, THE CITY MANAGER PURCHASED A NEW LADDER TRUCK. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN FIREFIGHTERS TRAINING ON IT. TESTING THE BELLS AND WHISTLES ON THEIR NEW $867,000 TRUCK. IT'S HARD TO MISS, ESPECIALLY NCE IT HAS BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE THE FIRE STATION AND NOT INSIDE. AT LEAST ONE TAXPAYER HAD QUESTIONS. >> SOME OF THE THINGS I'VE BEEN MADE AWARE OF IS THAT STATION 41 , YOU BOUGHT THE FIRE TRUCK BUT IT IS APPARENTLY TOO HIGH FOR THE ENTRYWAY. KARIN: BOTH STATION 41 AND 42 WERE CONVERTED. THE BAY DOORS ARE NOT TALL ENOUGH TO FIT STANDARD TYPE LETTER TRUCK'S. >> IT WOULD'VE BEEN POSSIBLE FO R THE CITY TO PURCHASE A LADDER TRUCK THAT WAS OF LOWER HEIGHT THAT COULD FIT IN THE EXISTING BASE, BUT THOSE TRUCK'S ARE NOT CONFIGURED IN THE MANNER IN WHICH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE. KARI ONCE LETTER 41 BROKE DOWN, HE ISSUED AN EMERGENCY PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE NEW TRUCK BECAUSE IT WAS A MATTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY. >> IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP US OPERATIONAL TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES AND GET THE RIGHT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, TO LET THE EQUIPMENT -- KARIN: THE FIX IS NOT AS COMPLICATED AS IT MAY SEEM. >> THE BAY ONE DOOR WILL BE EXPANDED. KARIN: PLANS ARE ADDED TO PUT ADDITIONAL TALL DOORS ON THE BACK TO ALLOW THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH. THOSE RENOVATIONS ARE NOW BEING EXPEDITED. ONE FRONT BAY WILL BE MODIFIED TO FIT THE NEW TRUCK. IN THE MEANTIME, IT WILL BE

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