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Fire department details vehicle and radio replacement requests, cites grant offsets
Summary
Fire department staff described replacing a 13‑year vehicle (Car 60) and upgrading mobile radios; staff cited an existing WISCOM grant and a DNR grant as offsets and estimated a full fleet upgrade at about $47,700.
Fire department staff described two capital requests: replacement of Car 60, a 13‑year vehicle used daily, and a broader mobile‑radio replacement for apparatus. Staff noted the vehicle’s mileage (about 82,000) and said resale of the existing vehicle could offset costs.
On radios, staff said the city has an approved WISCOM grant and an annual DNR grant that could reduce the city's share. A vendor order for a subset of radios was described as a total order cost of $51,700 and staff estimated a capital request of $47,700 to upgrade the remainder of the fleet, with the city's portion reduced by grant funds. "The WISCOM grant was an $80.20," staff said in the packet (amount as stated in materials); committee members asked staff to clarify grant amounts and final city share in the capital packet.
