Chief Dave Jones said the move is a much-needed upgrade and might spur more people to volunteer to be firefighters.

Police continue to investigate the head-on crash, which left three people with injuries.

Rollins, along with school board and council members, will take the oath of office during the first meeting of the new year.

Investigators still are looking into a crash that claimed the life of a Gardiner man and went unreported for nearly a week.