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La Conner council approves sale of surplus fireboat and trailer to Henry Island brigade
Summary
The La Conner Town Council set a reduced value for a surplus fireboat-and-trailer package and authorized the mayor to sign a sale agreement to the Henry Island Fire Brigade, which says it will restore the vessel for island firefighting and medical response.
La Conner's Town Council voted to transfer a surplus fireboat and its trailer to a volunteer group calling itself the Henry Island Fire Brigade, setting the package value at $3,401 and authorizing the mayor to sign the sale agreement.
The sale, discussed at length during the council's June meeting, followed a presentation from Robbie Johnson, who identified himself as a seasonal resident of Penner Island and an organizer for island volunteers. Johnson said the brigade has been training with the county fire department to provide advanced medical and firefighting first response for islands that are about an hour by water from the nearest full-time fire service. "We already need fire protection on the Howard Islands around San…
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