Delafield waits for new fire engine after totaling engine in October
Jordyn Noennig
TOWN OF DELAFIELD- The fire department has ordered a new fire truck at a cost of about $500,000 after totaling a truck while responding to assist with a Pewaukee fire in October.
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The city of Pewaukee will share a reserve vehicle with Delafield until the new truck arrives sometime in July
Delafield Fire Chief Paul Kozlowski said the town had to pay a $1,000 deductible and insurance covered the rest of the accident, which occurred at N13 W28400 Silvernail Road.
Delafield's insurance will also pay Pewaukee $125 a day to use its reserve fire truck. Pewaukee will also be able to use the truck as a reserve if one of its trucks goes out of commission at any time.
"We do a lot with our neighboring communities," Kozlowski said. "If someone is down a rig for a day it's not uncommon for fire departments to share a vehicle for a short amount of time or they notify another fire department that they are down an apparatus in case of a call."