EASTPOINTE — A group of young children who gathered at the Eastpointe Fire Station Nov. 17 anxiously awaited the arrival of the city’s brand-new fire engine.

Their dads work for the department, and when the new vehicle arrived — with sirens flashing — the kids couldn’t wait to check it out.

Also giving the custom-built truck a once-over were a number of dignitaries and firefighters, who have waited for the truck for more than two years.

“Isn’t this beautiful?” City Council member Harvey Curley said. “I’m so proud for the Fire Department — a wonderful thing to happen.”

The truck was manufactured by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp., known as KME, based outside New Orleans. The red truck is considered a pumper, also referred to as an engine. The new vehicle does not have a ladder.

“This is

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