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Council approves purchase and custom build for Richmond Volunteer Fire Department Rescue 1

5440065 · July 22, 2025
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Summary

The Richmond City Council authorized purchase of a cab and chassis through the state purchasing program and approved a custom aluminum rescue body build, totaling two vendor contracts; funds were included in the FY2025–26 fire department budget.

The Richmond City Council authorized two purchases to acquire a new Rescue 1 vehicle for the Richmond Volunteer Fire Department at its July 21 meeting.

Staff said the cab and chassis will be purchased through the state of Michigan purchasing program via LaFontaine CDJR of Lansing for $53,358. The chassis will ship from the factory to a dealer in Iowa and then be delivered to AlumiLine Incorporated (trade name in packet “Illumiline/AlumiLine”) for…

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