Unity VFD Plans for New Truck
Firefighters hope to have a new truck delivered in 2014.
Firefighters from the Unity Volunteer Fire Department in Plum are hoping to get a new truck next year. Fire officials have gotten the go-ahead to begin working on specifications for a new pumper truck that would be delivered in 2014. Tonight, Wednesday, they are planning to see a new truck from a Bellvue fire department to see if the same kind of truck would work for their station. Ira Helfer, president of the Unity VFD, said that while he doesn't have a specific cost for the new truck yet, it could cost about $500,000. The last time the fire department purchased a new aparatus—a ladder truck—was in 2005. Logans Ferry Heights VFD was the last fire department to get a new vehicle in 2008. Officials experienced a setback in the apparatus …
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