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Pasco council declares fire department boat surplus, approves consignment sale of reserve ladder truck
Summary
The City of Pasco approved two resolutions to declare a spill-response boat surplus and to sell a 20-year-old reserve ladder truck by consignment to help fund future apparatus purchases; council voted unanimously on both measures after a public hearing on the boat.
The City of Pasco on April 7 declared a fire department spill-response boat surplus and authorized staff to transfer it to another government agency, and separately approved selling a 20-year-old reserve ladder truck through consignment to recover funds for future apparatus purchases.
City officials said the spill-response vessel, purchased with a Washington State Department of Ecology grant in 2020, has seen limited use and that the department’s primary vessel can carry spill-containment boom and perform rescue operations. Deputy Chief Mortensen told council the city negotiated a $20,000 recovery…
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