Aroostook antique fire truck is still going strong after 100 years

by Melissa Lizotte
4 years ago
Caribou firefighters Scott Michaud (left) and Adam Chartier pose next to Old Engine One, the Caribou Fire Department's oldest pumper truck, which celebrates its 100th birthday in August. Credit: Melissa Lizotte / Aroostook Republican
It has raced to fires, rolled through parades, is part of a museum and still works. One hundred years after “Old Engine One” first rolled into Caribou, the 1922 American LaFrance pumper is still the pride and joy of the city’s fire and EMS department.Read more.