In late 2015 the South Salem Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners approved a resolution to purchase a custom pumper. The bid was awarded and in December of that year, Seagrave Fire Apparatus received the order through Hudson Valley Fire Apparatus.

The new pumper will be replacing Engine 168, a 1986 Pierce. It will carry 1000 gallons of water and will be almost identical to the new Seagrave pumper the Vista Fire Department will be receiving just a few weeks later.

The new pumper will be designated as Engine 166 and is expected to be delivered in early fall from Seagrave's headquarters in Clintonville, Wisconsin. Department Members will then receive training on the new pumper prior to it being placed in service.

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