Adelphia Fire Company District 2 of Howell Township has had a long history of Mack apparatus over the years. Twin Mack CF pumpers were built in 1982 and both served well over 30 years. One of the twins is still kept at the firehouse and utilized for special events and field days each year known as Engine 19-2-76. The whereabouts of the second Mack are unknown but was retired around 2011. Another Mack, a 1991 MR Model/Saulsbury Rescue, was retired and replaced by a multi-functional 2016 Spartan ER Rescue Pumper in 2017. In 2017, the Mack MR/Saulsbury was purchased by a fellow Monmouth County town, Atlantic Highlands Fire Department, who painted the new to them piece white over yellow to match their fleet and still serves today! The classic "Big Water" of District 2, a 1978 Mack R/Task/1985 Heil 1000 GPM Tractor Drawn 6000 Gallon Tanker 19-2-96, is still in service as well! This piece, however, will soon see an updated tractor which is currently being built right now. A new Kenworth T-880 will replace the 1978 Mack R/Tasc and continue to pull the existing 1985 Heil trailer to fires and emergencies all over the state. Howell Township as well as most of western Monmouth County, once was dominated by tractor drawn tankers, most of which were paired with Mack R models tractors. Allentown's Hope Fire Company and Millstone Fire Company are the last departments in Monmouth County to have R Models brining water to fires other than Adelphia. The current truck and trailer have seen minor updates over the years featuring newer LED lighting, updated striping, and reflective materials to keep the truck up to date. The other Macks also saw these types of updates over the years as this area features State Route 18, State Route 33, and many busy County Roads in addition to out of area assignments and the Tanker Task Force. A manual transmission and the age of the tractor are key factors as with the change of times for the need to replace and update this important piece of apparatus. Squantum Fire Company District 1 also recently retired their 1989 Mack R Model tanker and did not replace it as the area has developed over the years from what was once a dominated farming community with no hydrants to better fire protection. Gone soon will be the days of the legendary Mack R Models.