June 7, 2006

District approves new truck

       The White River Township Fire Protection District Board of Trustees unanimously approved the purchase of a new front-line pumper for the department on Tuesday night.  The move was part of the department's long-term strategic plan in cycling fire apparatus.  The new truck, expected to take about a year to build, will replace a 1996 Peirce pumper that is currently serving as the department's back-up engine.  When the new unit arrives, it will likely take the place of a 2001 pumper currently in-service at Station 53.  The 2001 pumper will then be moved to back-up status.  The cost of the new pumper will be $352,054 and will be built by Crimson Fire Apparatus of South Dakota.
 
    
 

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