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Township approves $640,000 purchase of Type 3 wildland fire engine

3512561 · February 20, 2025
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The board approved spending $640,000 to buy a Type 3 wildland engine to replace an aging brush truck; $300,000 will come from the capital replacement reserve and $340,000 from undesignated funds, and the truck can be deployed for out‑of‑state mutual‑aid responses after crew certification.

The Woodlands Township board voted Feb. 20 to buy a Type 3 wildland fire engine to support firefighting in the wildland‑urban interface and to re‑align the department’s vehicle replacement schedule.

Chief Palmer Buck told the board the vehicle is a four‑wheel‑drive “Type 3” engine that carries about 500 gallons of water and “can pump up to 500 gallons per minute when supplied correctly.” He said the truck is a stock model…

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