The Marietta Fire Department welcomed its new tower truck Friday, Oct. 11, mariettatimes.com reported.
The 2024 Sutphen SPH100 ladder truck will replace an apparatus the department purchased new in 1994, the report said.
The truck cost $1.7 million and the department was able to lock in the price in 2021, according to the report. If it were ordered now, it would cost around $2 million to $2.5 million, the report said.
“Our new ladder truck has arrived at the Marietta Fire Department Station 1,” the city of Marietta, Ohio said in a Facebook post. “Our current Tower 1 will be in service for a few more days while the crews are trained on the new equipment. The previous truck has been in service for 30 years and served us well. Thanks to all who made this possible.”
