Kathleen Gasperini
The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y.
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Sep. 3—The Oneonta Common Council approved via consent agenda a contract to purchase a new quintuple combination pumper fire truck Tuesday, Sept. 3.
The total amount may not exceed $2,024,900.
Payment of the new fire truck takes place when it is delivered and only after it is inspected by the fire department and Oneonta Fire Chief Brian Knapp.
The truck is expected to take nearly four years to reach the city.
Quints serve as an engine and a ladder truck and provides five main tools to carry out firefighting: a pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial device and ground ladders.
The Common Council also approved Tuesday a motion allowing city staff to submit grant applications to various foundations and granting agencies to assist in funding the new fire truck.
The rescue truck that the quint is slated to replace is from 2001.
The new truck is custom made and specifically designed to carry the exact equipment that firefighters need because it’s going to be used as a multi-purpose vehicle — an engine, a rescue and an aerial device, according to Daily Star archives.
The city could receive grant proceeds and financing from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program, but it wouldn’t cover the full cost of the quint.
Kathleen Gasperini, staff writer, can be reached at [email protected] or 607-441-7206.
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