The Legend of Old Red begins with Chapter 1 HERE.
Chapter 4
After 30 years of service, it was time for the Firefighters to think about a truck a little more modern. It was decided that they would place an order for a new engine, a lime green one! Well, Hank would have none of this. How could any Firefighter worth his weight in brass polish even consider being seen on a GREEN fire truck! After much consideration, Hank decided that when Old Red retired, he would too. Maybe he would even make the department an offer and take Old Red home with him one day and never bring her back. What he knew for sure was that he wasn’t going to ride in a green fire truck!
Weeks before the new rig was scheduled to arrive, Hank’s health took a turn for the worse. He was taken to the hospital and admitted. Some have said that Old Red was never the same after that day either. She wouldn’t start right away and the electrical system was acting up, too. Lights would mysteriously turn off and on and sometimes the truck would backfire so loud that it could be heard for miles. The Fire Chief was hoping against hope that Old Red would continue to run for another couple of weeks when the new “Green Machine” was due in.
Read Chapter 5 HERE.
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