Members of the district drove to
Hill Air Force Base near
Ogden, Utah, last week to pick up a used ladder truck that the district has been after for the past two years.
The district was able to receive the fire engine for free through a
Department of Defense program that sends surplus military equipment to the
Idaho Department of Lands, which then sends it to local fire departments.
Rock Creek fire chief
Aaron Zent said without this program, the district wouldn t have been able to acquire a truck like this, which normally costs more than
$1 million new. That price tag wasn t really an option for the district, Zent said.