Fire Rescue Service Chief Rob Girard was a very happy man on Thursday afternoon, January 16, when firefighters took possession of their brand new, 100-foot aerial ladder truck. Purchased in 20112 when the Canadian dollar traded for $1.03, this new tool is considered a bargain at $800,000. Equipped to Revelstoke’s specifications then shown around North America as a demo model it normally would have cost Revelstoke taxpayers about $1.2 million. David F. Rooney photoMayor David Raven tries out the driver’s seat of the City’s new 100-foot aerial ladder truck. He said he was gratified that the City got it at a bargain rate. The truck, designated as Ladder Truck No. 6, replaces the Fire Rescue Service’s 36-year-old Scot Snorkel truck, which had only a fraction of the aerial reach of the new vehicle. No. 6 can reach eight storeys high, Chief Rob Girard said. That makes it ideal for rescuing people trapped by fire in tall buildings. Fire fighters will, over the next several days, learn how to use the new vehicle. David F. Rooney photo
