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Peoria council approves donation of retired fire engine to U.S. Ambulances for Ukraine after debate
Summary
The City Council approved donating a 20-year-old Peoria fire engine to US Ambulances for Ukraine. Fire officials said the engine had reached the end of its U.S. frontline life and would otherwise be scrapped; two council members voted no, citing concern about timing and second-order effects.
The Peoria City Council voted to donate one retired City of Peoria fire engine to US Ambulances for Ukraine, approving the transfer after a brief debate and with two members opposed.
The motion to approve the donation was moved by Council Member Gordon Young and seconded by Council Member Cyr; the mayor announced the motion passed with two nays (Council Members Valpula and Vespa). The council was told the donation carries no cost to the city.
City Fire Chief Sullberger described the apparatus as aged and no longer suitable for frontline or training service in Peoria. "This is a 20 year old engine," he said, adding the truck had been frontline for 13 years, reserved for five to 18…
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