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Onalaska approves increased equipment allocation and awards $1.12 million pumper‑tender; fire chief outlines rising call volume
Summary
The council approved a budget amendment to fully fund a pumper‑tender purchase and awarded the bid to Reliant Fire Apparatus Inc. The fire chief also described a 39% five‑year rise in call volume and a recent memorandum of understanding on mutual fire‑investigator assistance with a neighboring department.
The Onalaska Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday to increase the 2025 equipment replacement allocation to cover the full purchase price of a pumper‑tender fire apparatus and to award the vehicle bid. The council also heard an informational update about a memorandum of understanding to share fire‑investigation resources with a neighboring department and received the Onalaska Fire Department’s annual report.
Councilors approved Resolution 12‑22025 to increase the equipment replacement budget for the 2025 pumper‑tender from the originally budgeted $500,000 to the full contract price of $1,119,921. The motion to approve the resolution was made on the floor and…
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