Santee's Chief wanted to see red. And red was supposedly cheaper than yellow paint. They will not paint the current yellow apparatus; they will retire out staying yellow. I heard this Engine purchase was because they were going to build a third station. Probably not put this Engine there, but rather 4's current rig so Station 4 will become all red (with the new truck and moving the brush to the new station).
Sad to see the yellow buses go.