The diesel technology students at Orleans Niagara BOCES are getting some hands-on training on a 1980s fire truck.

Two fire engines have been taken out of service with accidents in recent months, so fire officials plan to buy a used truck to bolster its diminished fleet.

A fire truck, on the other hand, can usually be identified by the long aerial ladders used to fight large fires or for certain types of medical emergencies. In early January, California Gov.