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Loudon fire chief: new ambulance in service; town negotiating $10,000 annual payment from Canterbury for north-town coverage
Summary
Fire Chief Tom Blanchett told the Loudon Board of Selectmen a new ambulance arrived and crews worked to outfit it; he also outlined an agreement under discussion for Canterbury to pay Loudon $10,000 per year for coverage of the town's northern section and proposed contract language to address unpaid EMS bills.
The Loudon Board of Selectmen authorized the chair to sign paperwork for a 2015 ambulance, and Fire Chief Tom Blanchett reported a new replacement ambulance arrived midday and crews were transferring radios and equipment in preparation for state inspection.
"The new ambulance arrived today at about noontime, so we've had quite a crew over there all afternoon stripping the old ambulance out so it could be traded in and trying to get the new ambulance into service so the state can come inspected at 03:00, hopefully, tomorrow afternoon," Blanchett said.
Blanchett reviewed recent maintenance and testing: a brake-line repair on the tower apparatus, annual aerial-truck and…
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