 After months of planning and waiting, the Niswa Fire Department has finally received a new fire truck. The $463,000 engine is a full response pumper equipped with all the tools necessary for the job. Engine 1 replaces a 45-year-old truck and was paid for through a truck fund and by the city of Niswa as well. We're just keeping up with times and we have equipment that's gotten older and if we don't keep replacing it, one day everything will become new and our budgets will never support that. We have a capital plan now that we're going to replace trucks on a probably every 20-year basis. The new engine is expected to be in service by the middle of January. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.