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Fire chief reports delayed new truck, says investigation of floor collapse was handled by fire marshal
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Jim Boles told the Tamworth Select Board the department has no major incidents to report, the replacement fire truck is delayed (best-case June), and the fire-marshal’s office handled the floor-collapse investigation; he noted the town never issued a place-of-assembly permit for the building in question.
Jim Boles, the fire-department department head, told the Tamworth Select Board on April 28 that the department had “no great news” to report but emphasized that “in our business, no news is good news.” He said the new fire truck the town ordered is delayed and, at best, might arrive in June; he added it could be later and that the town will sell the replaced apparatus by auction or sealed bid when the time comes.
The update also covered training and staffing: Boles said several personnel are in training classes and another signed up for an EMT course. On an earlier floor collapse, he said the investigation was conducted by the fire marshal’s office and that the department has dispatch logs and an internal report; he noted the town never issued a place-of-assembly permit for the building — a permit typically required for gatherings of more than 49 people.
Board members asked about what the town does with apparatus it replaces and about axle configurations for new vehicles; Boles said replacements will match existing configurations (single axle for the unit being replaced; three-axle pumper-tankers will remain three-axle). When asked whether the town would get significant resale value, he said the used fire-truck market “isn’t that great.”
The Select Board did not take formal action on the fire-department update. The next Select Board meeting was announced for May 12, when regular business will continue.
