Olive Branch (MS) FD Adds Three New Apparatus to Fleet

Source: Olive Branch Fire Department Facebook page.

The Olive Branch Fire Department recently took delivery of three apparatus to add to its fleet of emergency response vehicles.

Truck 3 is a 100-foot mid-mount Pierce Ascendant platform built on an Enforcer chassis. Truck 3 will replace Truck 1 at Station 3 on Hacks Cross Road.

Unit 3 is a 2024 Demers Ambulance built on a four-wheel-drive Ford F-450 chassis. Unit 3 will replace our existing Unit 3 at Station 3.

Truck 3 and Unit 3 were delivered to the Olive Branch Fire Department by Emergency Equipment Professionals in Horn Lake, Mississippi.

Battalion 1 is a 2024 Ford F-150. This vehicle will replace the current Battalion Chief’s vehicle located at Station 2 on Craft Road. This vehicle was delivered by Homer Skelton Ford in Olive Branch.

Ken Adams, Olive Branch Mayor helped us demonstrate Truck 3’s aerial capabilities yesterday at Olive Branch City Park. We thank the City of Olive Branch – Government, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen for approving these purchases. Most of all, we would like to thank the citizens of Olive Branch for this purchase. It is your tax dollars at work, and it is to you that these vehicles will serve.

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