With lights and sirens going, Glenmoor Volunteer Fire Department’s new engines arrive at the station to applause and cheers from firefighters and community who turned out for its arrival. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)

EAST LIVERPOOL — With lights flashing and sirens wailing Engine 33 which replaces engine 35, an engine purchased 33 years ago arrived at the Glenmoor Volunteer Fire Station on Thursday Night greeted with applause and cheers from firefighters from different area departments with their families, trustees and members of the public.

The yellow and blue engine was parked in front of the station after it arrived where everyone in attendance could check it out inside and out.

Glenmoor Fire Chief Matthew Smith told the crowd that gathered that he wanted to thank everyone who came out for the ceremony celebrating the engine because it means a lot to the members of the department and the community. He also said that it took a lot of work from a lot of people with blood, sweat and tears into making the purchase and obtaining the new engine possible and that it benefits not only the brave men and women of the department and mutual aid departments.

Smith also said that the new engine would lead the department into the future.

The new engine replaces one of the department’s oldest engines purchased in 1992.

The new engine was ordered a year ago. Typically, it’s running about three years for any department to get a custom truck, but because the department opted to go with a stock chassis and just customize tools and equipment it only took a year for the engine to be built and delivered.

The engine cost $800,000. The department put a down payment on the engine and financed the remaining balance with a 15-year loan.

The price included building the engine with stock parts, painting, tool mount and approximately $17,000 tool allowance.

The engine has the ability to pump water faster than the older engine and has an onboard storage area for foam.

Following the engine’s arrival at the station, the department held a water transferring ceremony which involved the chief getting a bucket of water from the older engine and handed it off to firefighter who then started the passing of the bucket through a chain of people