The Durham Fire Department joined the hijinks on April Fools Day with a Friday morning post that drew strong reactions from basketball fans.
The department took to social media to share seemingly real designs of a new fire engine with an unmistakable paint color â Duke blue.
The post said:
One of our Fire Trucks is going to look a lot different!
As many of you know, we recently got seven new engines that will soon be in service. We also have four more Sutphens on order, and one of them is Engine Company 2 which protects Duke.
Considering Duke is playing in the Final Four tomorrow, we decided today was a good day to announce that the new Engine 2 will be coming in a âDuke Blueâ color scheme! Weâre so excited to see it out in Durham soon!â As of 1:50 p.m. Friday, the joke has seen over 400 reactions on Facebook.
The Chapel Hill Fire Department was quick to react on Twitter with two tweets. The first read, âWhat is that saying? Oh, yes, âImitation is the sincerest form of flattery.'â
