The Hall County Board of Commissioners approved funding this morning for the purchase of a new firetruck with an aerial platform to replace the one involved in a July accident that seriously injured three firefighters. Officials are hoping to absorb the cost of the new truck, in part by recouping its money on the faulty truck. During a training exercise, firefighters TJ Elliott, Stephen Jackson and Will Griffin suffered back and spinal injuries when the bucket they were in atop a firetruck ladder fell 44 feet.