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Show I City approves purchase I of new fire engine In a special city council meeting ii1 held last Tuesday, the Pleasant V) Grove City Council voted in favor of A the purchase of a new Pierce fire I I engine. Fire Chief Ray Newman said the new fire engine will arrive in the city sometime next winter, probably j1 December or January. The cost of the new truck is $139,000. ' It is equipped with a pump - capability of 1,500 gallons per I1 minute. It also has a 750 gallon water tank which the old fire engines the cityhasdonothave. I He said that the fire department is., delighted that the new fire engine is on its way. Chief Newman added that the present fire equipment is getting really old, the newest engine is the La France which is a 1958 model. The department also has a Crown engine which is a 1954 model, and the Maxim, which is even older than that. There is the brush truck and the tanker, also. The department has a 1933 Dodge fire engine which they use for parades and to show. The fire department said they needed the truck for safety reasons. The Maxim has reached the point where it needs a lot of work to keep it running and it is not reliable, Chief Newman said. In addition, next year the Fire Underwriters will be rating the city for insurance purposes. The better the rating the lower the residents' fire insurance will be. The new truck will go along way toward giving the city a good rating. The new fire engine will be paid for on a lease agreement over several years, the fire chief added. |