County accepts new fire truck

( Fred Petke/fpetke@winchestersun.com / June 20, 2012 )

Clark County Judge-Executive Henry Branham, right, congratulates Clark County Fire Chief Ralph Ladson on the purchase of the county¿s new fire truck. The 2012 Pierce pumper will go in service later this week and will be assigned to Station 2 on Fulton Road. The truck is the department¿s first new truck in approximately six years. The 1,000-gallon pumper cost the county $213,495, Ladson said. Standing by were, from left, Capt. Ryan Miller, firefighter Richard Doughty and Lt. Nathan Whitaker.