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Placer County approves $4.83 million purchase of fire engines and ladder truck
Summary
Supervisors approved purchase of two Type 1 engines and a demo Smeal ladder truck; county cited urgent need after extended repairs to older ladder units and secured a discounted, immediately deliverable demo ladder.
The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of two Type 1 fire engines and one Smeal ladder truck for a total not to exceed $4,833,886 on Oct. 14, funding the replacements primarily from the Fire Protection Fund reserves and the Placer County Fire Capital Facilities Fund.
Why it matters: County fire officials said both ladder trucks in the county had recently required substantial repairs that took them temporarily out of service. The…
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