New Columbus Volunteer Fire Company is getting a new firetruck.

On Wednesday, Nesquehoning Borough Council approved the distribution of $150,000 to the fire company to be used toward the purchase of a 2010 KME Predator pumper truck. The total cost of the pumper is $225,000.

“It’s replacing our 32-year-old engine,” New Columbus fire Chief Tyler Schlier said, noting that it will help the borough when responding to fires because it has a higher gallon-per-minute pump, as well as water tank. “The engine is set up to better benefit the residents of the borough and the ways the hoses are set up on the truck, it is safer for the firefighters. This is a huge upgrade to our community and the surrounding communities.”

Schlier said the new truck is being purchased from a fire company in Limerick.

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.

Previously, it had been noted that several pieces of apparatus are aging in the three departments, with one of the newest trucks being purchased in 2015.