A new fire truck to handle narrow roads and rough terrain in some of the newly annexed parts of Ridgeland (MS) has been approved to bid, OnlineMadison.com reported.
A fire official said the $275,000 truck is known as a Wildland Extreme Type 6 Quick Attack truck. The vehicle is a lifted four-wheel truck that will feature toolboxes and a water pump on the back, the report said. The pump will be able to spray water while the truck is moving. It will also hold emergency medical and extraction equipment for responding to wrecks, according to the report.
The truck is needed to navigate narrow roads, rough terrain and steep hills found in the newly annexed area of the city west of I-55 along west County Line Road. It will be necessary to reach some of the more isolated houses or brush fires in that area, the report said.
The annexation includes property surrounded by Greens Crossing Road, North Livingston Road, the Natchez Trace Parkway, and west County Line.
The new truck will be housed at Station 4 on the Highland Colony Parkway. The vehicle will replace another truck that is aging out of the fleet, the report said.
