Forest Park Fire Department to Upgrade Half Its Fleet

The Forest Park Fire Department recently received a federal grant to upgrade half its fleet at Monday's village council meeting.

The village unanimously voted to purchase the fire department a new fire engine, an ambulance, a pickup truck with snowplow and an asphalt roller with trailer for the Public Works Department for a total cost of $241,323, according to the Forest Park Review.

"This is great," Commissioner Tom Mannix said in the story by the Forest Park Review. "It's a really big deal."

The Forest Park Review reports:

The majority of the fire engine cost will be covered by the federal grant, and the village will borrow money to finance the remainder of that purchase and purchases of other vehicles and equipment.

The new fire engine will cost $450,000, with $428,572, or 95 percent, covered by a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Program grant. The village will pay the remaining 5 percent, $21,428.00.

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