One of the North Las Vegas Fire Department’s oldest fire trucks is getting a new chance to save lives.

City officials on Tuesday handed over the keys to a retired 65-foot 1999 Pierce Quantum telesquirt fire truck and other tools to the Cabo San Lucas Fire Department in Mexico as part of a partnership aimed at bolstering professional development and firefighting resources among firefighting organizations in Mexico and Latin American countries.

The Cabo San Lucas department consists of about 60 volunteers and three fire stations, according to Chief Juan Carbajal, who thanked North Las Vegas leaders and said he plans to begin utilizing the truck right away.

“We are really, really thankful to the people of North Las Vegas, the mayor, the fire chief, all the councilmen and council-ladies tha

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