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Fannin County fire chief reports 50/50 Georgia Forestry grant for hoses, new tanker delivered; bid review for aerial ladder apparatus tabled
Summary
County Fire Chief Larry Thomas briefed commissioners on a 50/50 Georgia Forestry grant to replace hoses and reported delivery of a new multi-purpose tanker. The board reviewed several bids for a 100–107-foot aerial ladder apparatus and tabled the procurement for further review.
County Fire Chief Larry Thomas told the commissioners the department was awarded a Georgia Forestry 50/50 grant to help purchase attack hose sections and asked the county to approve the local match.
Thomas said the department sought 61 sections of 50-foot 8 3/4" attack hose, which totals $9,760 in quoted equipment costs. The Georgia Forestry 50/50 grant covers up to 50% of eligible costs (the grant program's cap was described as roughly $10,000). If…
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