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Kennett firefighters receive air packs; council redirects savings toward extrication tools request
Summary
Fire department bought 10 refurbished air packs and six bottles for $23,030, saving $37,366 from an original $60,396 allocation; the department requested reallocating remaining funds toward a $41,500 extrication tools purchase, leaving a $4,134 shortfall; council approved the reallocation.
Kennett City — The Kennett City Council approved a finance committee motion to reallocate savings from a firefighter equipment appropriation to purchase extrication tools after the fire department reported cost savings on air packs.
A fire department representative told the council the department had been allocated $60,396 to purchase air packs. After research, the department procured 10 refurbished air packs and…
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