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Whitestown fire chief warns ladder truck aging, urges replacement plan and station updates
Summary
At a June 4 Whitestown Fire Board meeting the fire chief described repeated maintenance costs on ladder apparatus, estimated a $2 million replacement cost and urged the board to develop a funding and siting plan; station 271 also needs renovations estimated at $60,000–$90,000.
Whitestown Fire Chief told the Whitestown Fire Board on June 4 that the department’s primary ladder apparatus (Ladder 271) is aging, has required repeated repairs and needs replacement, and that a new ladder unit would cost about $2,000,000 and take years to build.
The chief said the department had already spent “every bit of $10,000 into it this year” on maintenance and now faces a needed repair to the lift hydraulic cylinders. He told the board the repair shop may be able to rebuild the cylinders but emphasized the ongoing maintenance as evidence of the truck’s age and the urgency to plan for a replacement.
Why this matters: ladder apparatus availability affects the department’s ability to respond to…
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