This morning, in the cold and wet weather, personnel of the department began factory training on the departments newest apparatus. The Pierce 107' Ascendant aerial, the first in the southern part of Texas, will go into service as Truck 21 before Christmas. This apparatus replaces Quint 23, a 2004 E-One 50' Tele-Boom, which was placed out of service due to increasing maintenance requirements and overall age.
