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Coos Bay council approves $850,000 purchase of used 100-foot aerial fire truck
Summary
Coos Bay approved buying a used 2018 Pierce 100-foot aerial platform for $850,000, using $250,000 from the equipment reserve and financing the remaining roughly $600,000 over 11 years to replace a 1995 ladder truck.
Coos Bay City Council on Tuesday approved the purchase of a used 2018 Pierce 100-foot aerial platform fire truck and authorized the city manager to finalize financing terms.
Fire Chief Atkins told the council the department’s current ladder truck dates to 1995 and is past typical industry replacement age. "A replacement ladder truck would cost $2.1 to $2.3 million," Atkins said, adding that the 2018 vehicle…
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