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Fire department to receive $88,000 for new bunker and wildland gear; chief reports equipment and insurance updates
Summary
Town fire representative said the department was awarded an $88,000 grant to replace bunker and wildland gear for all personnel; trucks were repaired after March fires with insurance recovering most costs and a $2,000 out‑of‑pocket expense for a tanker tank replacement was reported.
A representative of the town’s fire department told trustees the department was awarded $88,000 in state forestry grant funding for new bunker gear and wildland protective equipment, after agreeing to accept less than an originally offered $100,000 so another department could be funded. The speaker said the equipment will outfit every member of the department.
The representative said repairs and insurance claims from March fires are largely resolved: “All of our trucks have been claimed on insurance from the March fires,” and noted the tanker vehicle received a new tank with a $2,000 out‑of‑pocket cost after insurance. The department also reported previously purchased items and vehicle maintenance, including new beds on brush trucks.
Separately, the community’s fireworks and related festival were reported as a success. A meeting speaker said event volunteers served hundreds of meals and the crowd response was positive, with an estimated several hundred attendees at the park and people lined along Main Street.
Trustees recorded discussion about vehicle and equipment needs more broadly — including the possible replacement of a municipal pickup with high mileage — and asked for continued inventory and funding planning. No specific appropriation or purchase action for new fire vehicles was recorded in the transcript excerpt.
