If the Meredith Fire Dept wanted to comment, they would probably be very proud of their new $725,000 fire truck It was just recently ordered; a made-to-order, 2009 model, aerial tower, being built by Pierce Fire Equipment in Wisconsin,
www.piercemfg.com.
Probably, fighting fires in buildings that are higher than normal residential buildings is its' purpose. Probably, it can direct maybe two streams of water at one time, when compared to a high ladder truck. I don't know much about fire trucks, but maybe an aerial tower is more effective than a high rise ladder in different ways?
Meredith has the four, white, waterfront, hotels that range from about four to six stories high, and possibly some other high buildings as well. Probably, they all have sprinkler systems?
$725,000. sure sounds like a lot of money for a single fire truck, but who knows, maybe it has become 'standard procedure' for a town the size of Meredith?