The Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department recently took delivery of its much-anticipated new frontline engine that features tablet control and other 21st century advances. This new pumper truck and all the department's trucks and equipment will be on display at the CVFD Open House on Saturday, Oct. 22, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Route 30 station.
This event will also feature a visit by the LifeNet medical transport helicopter landing in the backyard, and other activities, including fire extinguisher training for young and old. Cider, apples and doughnuts will be provided.
The new engine, nearly two years in the making, is equipped with a computer controlled pump system that allows operations with a simple touch pad rather than using a complicated system of levers and valves. This will allow more department members to operate the pump system, further improving the CVFD's ability to respond quickly to an emergency.
The truck was paid for through the Cornwall capital budget, with money put aside for it over many years anticipating the need to replace the department's previous frontline truck, purchased in 2003. It remains in service and is stationed at the West Cornwall garage on North Bingham Street.