Bigger, badder and better.

The trio of adjectives comprises Polk Township Fire Company Chief Billy Tippett's initial reaction to seeing the 2016 Sutphen rescue engine delivered to the station Saturday.One day later, the public got its first glance at the new acquisition during the fire company's annual open house."It's a bigger pump that gives us more water, better foam capabilities, additional storage space, more seating capacity and the ultimate goal of having extraction tools on the truck as well," Tippett said. "On our daytime calls, when we have limited manpower, this gives us one truck to take to every single call we respond to and be able to do what we need to do."Built in New York, the engine features a 1,000-gallon water tank, class A and B foam, top mount pump panel, 1,500 gallon-per-minute pump, federal Q2B siren, 35-foot ground ladder and 14-foot roof ladder, Will-Burt light tower, and an all-LED lighting package."We'll have our class A foam, which is used for normal everyday firefighting, while the class B, which we'll also have, is used for the oil-based fires, fuels and things like that," he said.The engine replaces a 1987 engine that the fire company is now looking to sell.Tippett said the ultimate goal is to have the new truck in service by Thanksgiving."We have to train the guys," he said. "A lot of guys think all firetrucks are the same, but they're all different. They have different bells and whistles, and we have to get our guys prepared to use it."Many of those bells and whistles are composed of additional electronics."I think we have more electronics on this truck than all our other ones combined," Tippett said.A lot of the electronics are related to visibility.There are split screens giving firefighters a view of the front and back of the truck, backup cameras and also screens so that they can check the fuel gauge and oil pressure from almost anywhere on the truck.The truck cost just over $650,000 and the fire company paid for it via fundraisers and low-interest loans."We're still accepting donations of all kinds and welcome anyone to help us out," he said.Parked in the middle of the fire company parking lot, it was the center of attention during Sunday's open house."It's really impressive," said Mark Bream of Kresgeville. "I brought my son today and he was in awe of its size. He's been wide-eyes meeting police officers and firefighters. This is a great event they put on."The open house featured representatives from Monroe County 911, state police, West End Ambulance, Albrightsville Volunteer Fire Company and others.Donations for the new truck can be sent to The Polk Township Volunteer Fire Company Truck Fund at P.O. Box 174, Kresgeville, PA 18333.