HomeMy WebLinkAboutReplace Engine 1 article Nov 17 2003 Town of North Andover
Request to Include Article at Special Town Meeting November 17, 2003
(Town Division/Department)
Submitted by: _FIRE
(Name of Department/Division)
William V. Dolan
(Name of Division Director)
(Name of Department Director, if applicable)
Date: 3 September 2003
Requested Article
Replacement of Fire Engine 1
Draft Motion:
I move that the Town appropriate or provide through bonding the additional funds
necessary in combination with the insurance settlement from the damage to Engine 1
from the accident which occurred on August 25, 2003 for the purchase of a new fire
engine.
Reason(s) for Article:
Engine 1 was totally damaged in a rollover accident on Route 495 on 25 August
2003. The department is currently utilizing the 1985 reserve Engine 3 in place of
Engine 1. The loss of this vehicle reduces the department to only three first line
apparatus for structural firefighting and there is no reserve apparatus. The
department cannot respond on mutual aid. The fire chief recommends utilizing the
insurance settlement for the damage to Engine 1 and the funding requested by this
article to provide a new fire truck using the same specification as has been written for
the engine to replace Ladder 1. The estimated value of that truck is $373.000.
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