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Caldwell council ratifies ARPA purchases for fire, police and joint training projects
Summary
The council unanimously ratified a package of ARPA‑funded purchases for fire and police equipment, consulting and a joint public safety training building, including a Type 6 squad, consulting services, vehicles, a Bearcat rescue vehicle, drones, mats and modular training building.
City leaders used returned ARPA funds to ratify a series of emergency‑services purchases and consulting contracts, voting unanimously to authorize equipment and studies intended to boost response capacity and joint training.
Mayor and council heard multiple presentations from fire and police leadership. Matt Shoop, deputy chief of operations for Caldwell Fire, described the department’s request to replace a 2001 Ford F450 squad with a Ford F550 BME Type 6 “Extreme” squad suited for off‑road and brush responses and lower‑acuity calls; the council ratified ARPA funding of $395,230 for that purchase. Shoop said the smaller squad is used to respond to brush, grass and lower‑acuity medical calls so larger fire engines remain available for higher‑acuity incidents.
Deputy Chief Brian Daniels and Alan Perry (Deputy Chief of Fire…
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