News roundup: Edinburg needs a new fire truck, plus updates from Paris, Deerfield, Palmyra and Rootstown

Edinburg is considering purchasing a new pumper truck for the fire department.

“Typically, they call it the No. 1 engine in a fire department. Everybody has a No. 1 engine,” township Trustee Chris Diehl said. “It’s supposed to be the attack engine; it should be the first one to a fire. Regulations say we’re supposed to replace that one every 20 years unless we make major improvements to it. Ours is 23 years old. Our fire chief is supposed to be getting some actual figures together and seeing how much it’s going to cost. The last pumper truck we bought cost $250,000. Now, it could cost $750,000. We may try to get a grant to help us pay for it.”