New Columbus Fire Company has welcomed its newest vehicle — a 2010 KME Predator pumper truck.

Last week, a handful of volunteers brought the new fire apparatus to show borough council.

The truck, which replaced the company’s 32-year-old engine 1312, was purchased earlier this year from a fire company in Limerick. The department took ownership of it last month and updated the vehicle to match the rest of the trucks.

New Columbus Fire Chief Tyler Schlier said that the pumper will help because it has a higher gallon-per-minute pump and water tank.

It carries nearly 3,000 feet of hose in various sizes and is equipped with everything from a roof cutting chain saw to cases of water for the volunteers during emergency calls.

Members of the fire company who were showing the pumper said that it was nice to have a Nesquehoning built vehicle back in the borough serving its residents.

New Columbus Fire Company began the process of purchasing the pumper in January, with Nesquehoning Borough Council approving the distribution of $150,000 to be used toward the purchase. The total cost for the pumper was $225,000.

Nesquehoning has three fire companies that serve the borough — Nesquehoning Hose, New Columbus and Hauto. Council tries to rotate through the departments when helping to cover the cost of new apparatus for each of the departments.

The company officially retired the 1992 KME pumper on July 18 and is now hoping to sell it.