The Crookston Fire Department has added a sharp-looking new Fire and Rescue vehicle to their fleet. Of course, the pick-up serves a very important purpose for Crookston and the surrounding communities and is a little different than the truck it takes the place of. “It is a 2024 Ford F150,” says Crookston Fire Fighter Garett Bengtson. “This one does have a slightly larger cab, which will allow us to get more personnel into that vehicle to respond to a scene if something comes up.”
The pick-up will be utilized in multiple ways and the crew is happy to have it as part of their fleet. “We haul tools, dirty gear, air packs from fire scenes, and stuff like that,” says Bengtson. “We also use it in the winter, so we don’t bring out the engine as often. With the lower temperatures, not having the water freeze inside valves is important maintenance-wise for us.” Most important is the manpower the truck allows by getting additional bodies in emphasized Bengtson.
The Fire Station has possessed the truck for a couple of months as they have worked on outfitting it for duty. “It has a new siren installed and a new radio installed, and we were able to reuse the light bar, so that was something we were able to save some money on,” says Bengtson. “The previous pick-up that we had, the red one, that’s actually going to be utilized by the Parks Department now so you will continue to see that around the city.”
The city has been retiring a truck to the Parks Department for quite some time. Watch for the new White 2024 Ford F150 Fire and Rescue vehicle in town. The new truck was budgeted for in 2023. The Fire Department wants to thank the public for their continued support of Emergency Services.
