After more than 40 years away, Marblehead fire truck comes home
Nearly everyone has a vehicle they dream about owning. Maybe it's a sports car, luxury vehicle, decked-out Harley or even a fire truck.
"Every firefighter, I think, dreams of owning their own fire truck," said Marblehead Fire Chief Jason Gilliland.
Jason Gilliland, Marblehead Fire Chief, poses with his newly acquired 1939 Mack model 80 Fire Truck. The former Marblehead Fire Truck came from Sunapee, New Hampshire Fire Department. Gilliland says he can’t wait to drive it in the town parades.
Photo by Nicole Goodhue Boyd
And for Gilliland, that dream has come true.
Gilliland recently became the proud owner of a classic 1939 model 80 Mack combination pumper/ladder truck. If that weren't exciting enough, it is an original Marblehead fire truck.
Gilliland said he'd looked off a...