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Lebanon fire department outlines trench-rescue program and plans to buy Squad 213; no council action
Summary
Lebanon Fire Department described plans for a trench-rescue capability and to build a squad vehicle funded mainly from a plan-review non-reverting account and proceeds from sale of an older rescue truck; the council received the update and took no formal action.
At the Feb. 24 council meeting, Lebanon Fire Department leaders described plans to develop a trench-rescue program, expand rope-rescue capabilities and place a new Squad 213 vehicle at the proposed Station 13. The presentation was informational; the council did not take action on the proposals.
Chief Patz said the department is pursuing trench rescue because of increased underground construction and the absence of a nearby specialized capability. "It would be our job to perform the rescue or the recovery to remove that person from the trench safely," the chief said,…
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