by Sarah Craighead Dedmon

In spite of the nationwide equipment shortage and after more than a year of searching, the Machias Fire Department has scored a new-to-Machias heavy rescue truck, winning a competitive bid sent out by the town of Windham.

“We looked at numerous trucks all over the country, we probably have looked at 30 or so, but nothing would meet what we were looking for price-wise,” said Machias Fire Chief Joey Dennison.