The Big Spring City Council awarded bids on several items for the fire department during its meeting Tuesday, BigSpringHerald.com reported.

The items included a fire truck, an ambulance and a pair of electrocardiogram (EKG) monitors for the department’s Emergency Medical Services branch, the report said.

The fire truck is a stock pumper priced at $588,758, fully equipped, the report said. According to the company memo, the truck should be ready in January 2023.

The ambulance approved by the council was priced at $405,891, the report said. According to the company, the ambulance should be available during the first quarter of 2023.

The Speake Volunteer Fire Department took ownership of a 1996 tanker/pumper in early September, MoultonAdvertiser.com reported. The truck promises to be a major upgrade over its previous apparatus, a 1985 model. It will be operated out of Station One on County Road 81.

After more than three years of searching, the Speake VFD finally found the new tanker in Effingham (IL), the report said.

The new truck, manufactured in 1996, possesses a glider kit that upgrades the truck to impressive levels of effectiveness, the report said. Additionally, the purchase included miscellaneous fire equipment for the department to utilize.

A fire official feels that the new apparatus will help Speake maintain, and possibly improve, the department’s ISO score, according to the report.

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- PUB DATE: 10/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBH-TV NBC 2 Fort Myers

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- PUB DATE: 10/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Homeland Security Today

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- PUB DATE: 10/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPRC-TV NBC 2 Houston