Did you come out to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade on Saturday? You might have caught a glimpse of “TAC-52,” the Chapel Hill Fire Department’s new blue truck.

The department recently acquired TAC-52 through the Firefighter Program (FFP), a program through the U.S. Forest Service that provides local fire departments with excess U.S. Government property.

TAC-52 Blue Chapel Hill Fire Truck 2

The fire department will use the vehicle for utility work, storm evacuations, brush fires, and other support functions.