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After in‑bay fire destroys pumper, Goldsboro approves using insurance proceeds plus reserves to order new truck
Goldsboro City Council · November 18, 2025
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Summary
Council approved using $585,000 in insurance proceeds and general fund reserves to order a new pumper truck (estimated cost ~$938,000) after a 10‑year vehicle was destroyed in a station fire; fire chief explained the likely cause was an electrical short and delivery is ~300 days.
A Goldsboro fire department pumper was lost to an in‑bay fire earlier this year; at the Nov. 17 meeting staff reported the apparatus sustained extensive damage and insurance adjusted the vehicle at about $585,000. Staff recommended applying the insurance proceeds and using…
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