They currently have 23 fire engines, seven frontline ladder trucks, and 12 frontline ambulances. As for the color, while red is the traditional color, you can get those vehicles in any color you want.

It costs $12,000 a month to lease a fire truck, Beauchamp said, so that’s not an option. Older, used models available for less don’t meet the township’s needs. “A fire engine is a 20- to ...