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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; When the city&#8217;s newest fire engine went out of service this week, Chief Jay Delaney wasn&#8217;t alarmed.</p><p>He allowed Engine 1 to be driven more than a 100 miles from the station at East Ross Street to the Harrisburg Farm Show Complex for Fire Expo 2016 that runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday.</p><p>In a case of show and sell, the fire department worked out a deal to have extra equipment installed on the Rosenbauer Commander Engine, so the dealer, Horrocks Fire and Apparatus Inc., of Collegeville, could display it at one of the largest shows in the country.</p><p>&#8220;We get to show off the fire engine and we also get some additional equipment,&#8221; Delaney said Tuesday.</p><p>The chief stressed that the department has enough equipment to cover the city in the absence of Engine 1. &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t affect the operation of the fire department,&#8221; Delaney said, adding that Engine 5 has been put into service.</p><p>When it bought the new engine last year through the state&#8217;s COSTARS cooperative purchasing program, the department had $449,998 to work with, Delaney explained. Limited in its spending, the department left out some things, the chief said.</p><p>But that didn&#8217;t stop company President Brian Horrocks from offering to sweeten the deal, Delaney said. He recalled Horrocks saying &#8220;we can&#8217;t give you a better price,&#8221; but proposing to install two electronic valves worth more than $2,300. Horrocks was eager to showcase his company&#8217;s work and the Rosenbauer America equipment that his company sells in the eastern part of Pennsylvania.</p><p>&#8220;Rosenbauer is fairly new to Northeastern Pennsylvania,&#8221; added Deputy Fire Chief Alan Klapat. He said the electronic valves operate with the touch of a button and eliminate the need for a firefighter to open and close the valves by hand.</p><p>Delaney said the new engine was custom-made for the department with input from the firefighters who would be using on a regular basis. Since it went into service earlier this year, Engine 1 has been on more than 500 calls. &#8220;This is a rescue engine. It doesn&#8217;t just put fires out,&#8221; Delaney said.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief Jay Delaney looks over specifications for the new city fire engine at fire headquarters on East Ross Street. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_SRM_4231-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief Jay Delaney looks over specifications for the new city fire engine at fire headquarters on East Ross Street. </caption0><photoCredit0>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_TTL051816WBFIREENGINE.JLCMYK-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wilkes-Barre Fire Department&#8217;s Engine 1 will be on display this weekend at Fire Expo 2016 in Harrisburg, one of the biggests shows in the country. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_TTL051816WBFIREENGINE.JLCMYK-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Wilkes-Barre Fire Department&#8217;s Engine 1 will be on display this weekend at Fire Expo 2016 in Harrisburg, one of the biggests shows in the country. </caption1><photoCredit1>Submitted photo </photoCredit1></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jerry Lynott</p><p>jlynott@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Jerry Lynott at 570-991-6120 or on Twitter @TLJerryLynott.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

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