A fire truck is the usual rescue vehicle for firefighters, but now one Upstate department has a new way to get around.
The Pelham-Batesville Fire Department unveiled its new all-terrain vehicle Tuesday morning.
The department says it needs the ATV to carry equipment and firefighters to off-road emergencies.
Another reason they got it was to cover the 11 miles of the Enoree River which falls in their district.
"This will gives us the ability to mount a stretcher rack on the back of this unit and actually drive down to them and then load them up and carry them back out," Pelham-Batesville Fire Chief Phill Jolley told WYFF News 4's Mark Allen.
The department was able to buy the ATV thanks to a $10,000 grant from Papa John's and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company.
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