It will be red, bright, shiny and brand new and it will belong to the City of Batavia.
In a unanimous vote Monday night, the city council approved the purchase of a fire truck built from the ground up by Rosenbauer, a 140-year-old fire apparatus manufacturer based in South Dakota.
The total cost of $342,369 was the lowest of the bids to meet all of the requirements of the fire department, Chief Jim Maxwell told the council.
City Manager Jason Molino noted it's still below the $370,000 built up in reserve over the past three years for a new truck.
The truck, which may carry the designation Engine 11, will replace Engine 14, which was retired due to escalating repair costs to keep it up to standards.
Locally, the Town of Batavia operates a Rosenbauer engine and Rochester recently bought seven engines from the company.
When questioned by Councilman Jim Russell, Maxwell confirmed that the fire department visited with some of the departments running Rosenbauer equipment, as well has other engines, and didn't come across any complaints.
The department expects delivery of the new truck in 120 days.
On the Web: Build your own fire truck on Rosenbauer's site.
