Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
BESSEMER TOWNSHIP Fire Department Engine 1 is on display. The front bumper holds 100 foot of hoses and the control panel is visible in the console. The yellow plug-in below the door is the automatic ejection port for the internal air pump.
By IAN MINIELLY
RAMSAY - Bessemer Township received its new fire truck Saturday.
It was manufactured in Lyon, S.D., at Rosenbauer America's plant at a cost of $227,650 and replaces a truck that had been in service for 30 years.
Rosenbauer is a "global leader in firefighting technology," according to its website, and the new truck was custom-designed to accommodate the conditions and environment of Gogebic County.
To get the new truck up and running, the volunteer fire department in the township spent all day Sunday removing equipment and transferring it from t...
