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Finance Committee approves $300,000 purchase of used ambulance from Kewaston Fire Department
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The Finance Committee approved a resolution to appropriate funds to buy a used ambulance from Kewaston Fire Department for $300,000 after staff described fleet gaps and cost comparisons between new and used vehicles.
The Finance Committee on Jan. 6 approved a resolution to appropriate funds to purchase a used ambulance from the Kewaston Fire Department for $300,000, after the Fire Chief told members the purchase would expand the city’s fleet and provide operational redundancy.
Fire Chief (name not specified) said, “We currently have 4 ambulances in operation right now,” and described occasions when all four units were out on calls and the department had to request mutual aid. He presented options the department considered — buying a new ambulance (estimated at roughly…
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