MORNING. ROBIN, JULIAN. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, BILL. OMAHA FIREFIGHTERS GET SOME SERIOUS WATER POWER TO NEW TOWER. TOWER LADDER TRUCKS, INCLUDING THIS ONE. NUMBER 53, WILL SOON BE ON THE MOVE AS KETV NEWSWATCH 7 KALE SEARCY REPORTS, IT’S A NEARLY. $3 MILLION INVESTMENT TO SAVE LIVES. CHECK OUT THE NEW ADDITIONS TO THE OMAHA FIRE DEPARTMENT DELIVERING MUCH NEEDED POWER ON THE FRONT LINES. THESE TRUCKS ARE GOING TO REPLACE SOME OLDER RIGS AND DEFINITELY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY’RE JUST GOING TO BE A GOOD ADDITION TO THE OMAHA FIRE DEPARTMENT. A LOT OF VERSATILITY. SWITCHING OUT THOSE OLD RIGS IS PART OF THE SEVEN YEAR REPLACEMENT PROGRAM WITH THE CITY, STARTING WITH POWER TRUCKS. 53 AND 61. THEY HAVE A BUCKET ON THEM AND THEY ALSO HAVE THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE LADDERS ON THEM. THESE ONES DO, WHICH MAKES THEM A DUAL PURPOSE FOR US. EACH TOWER PUMPS 2000 GALLONS PER MINUTE FROM 100 FEET IN THE AIR, BE ABLE TO SPRAY WATER DOWN AND GET THOSE AREAS WHERE THE ROOF COLLAPSES. AND WE CAN’T NECESSARILY GET IN THERE WITH THE HOSE LINE, BUT WE GET AIR FROM UP ABOVE AND DOWN BELOW WITH THE ABILITY TO TWIST, STRETCH AND REACH INTO TIGHT SPACES. IF YOU CAN IMAGINE, WE HAVE MULTIPLE VICTIMS IN A HIGH RISE OR A LARGE BUILDING. WE COULD ACTUALLY LOWER THEM DOWN LIKE AN ELEVATOR. JOE CONIGLIARO OMAHA IS ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL, SAYS AS FIRE STANDARDS CHANGED, THE VEHICLES MUST KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND AND THE SAFETY OF THE FIREFIGHTERS. THE RUNGS COME DOWN, SOMEONE’S ON A LADDER. THINGS OF THAT NATURE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE AT THEIR PERIL. SO BUT IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN, A LOT OF THESE FEATURES STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING. SO IT’S JUST MAINLY ELECTRONICS, CAPABILITY, QUICKNESS OF THE THE NEWER VEHICLES. AS NEW TECH ROLLS OUT THAT HIGH PRESSURE GREASE IS ALSO GOING TO GET USED ON THE BARRY TEAM. EVERY PERSON IN THE CREW GETS A LESSON. THE OPERATOR, THE DRIVER WILL BE WORKING THE BUCKET. THE OTHER GUYS WILL BE SCOURING WATER SUPPLIES. OTHER PEOPLE WILL BE GETTING READY TO DO INTERIOR OPERATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT.