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Springfield approves purchase of used ladder truck as fire department battles staffing strains
Summary
The commission approved spending up to $900,000 to buy a 2015 Ferrara 100‑foot ladder truck and moved one‑time revenues to cover the cost, after the chief and union described staffing shortages, forced overtime and temporary station closures that prompted the purchase.
The Springfield City Commission voted to authorize the purchase of a used 2015 Ferrara 100‑foot ladder truck for up to $900,000 and approved related fund transfers and supplemental appropriations to pay for the one‑time purchase.
City officials said the buy is a response to two pressures: rising new‑apparatus prices and persistent staffing shortages in the Springfield Fire Rescue Division. “From a 1,300,000 ladder truck in 2020 that is now $2,400,000 today is just not…
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