The Mount Desert (ME) Fire Department recently signed a contract to purchase a $955,801 combination rescue/pumper apparatus, according to a report published by Mount Desert Islander.
According to the report the company chosen to build the apparatus offered a $42,000 discount if the town would agree to close on the sale by the end of the week, a condition the town’s officials were prepared to complete.
Funding for the new truck will be taken from the fire equipment reserve account according to the report that also said the new rig, described at the MVP Rescue Pumper will have an immense capacity for carrying equipment.
