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Retired Dunkirk firefighter urges council to replace two aging pumpers; cites procurement and parts shortages
Summary
A retired Dunkirk firefighter told the Common Council the city needs two new pumpers, citing decades of service, decreasing parts availability after manufacturer closures, and an earlier council decision to buy two Rosenbauer pumpers for $1.7 million.
Keith Osmond, a Dunkirk resident and retired city firefighter, told the Common Council that two of the department's pumpers have been in frontline service for more than 20 years and need replacement to ensure reliable emergency response.
Osmond recounted that Anson Trucking began servicing the city's fire apparatus in 1992 and that the department purchased new pumpers in 1999 and 2003 and an engine in 2006 from American LaFrance. He said American LaFrance stopped producing fire apparatus in 2014, which made obtaining parts increasingly difficult; departments were forced to fabricate parts or source them from other agencies. Osmond said Rexford Services…
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