A Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department official announced plans to purchase a new fire truck during the March 27 St. Clair Township Trustees meeting, reviewonline.com reported.
The contract for the new custom truck, which is estimated to take anywhere from 36 to 40 months to build, has been signed, according to the report. Estimated price of the new truck is more than $800,000. The price includes $60,000 in equipment for the truck.
The new truck will replace truck 32, which will be 30 years old by the time the new truck arrives, the report said.
The fire department is the recipient of a $10,000 Ohio Department of Natural Resources forestry grant, which will be used to purchase a slide in skid unit for the brush truck and materials for four six-inch dry hydrants. The grant only covers materials so the department will be responsible for the installations. The department must come up with the $11,000 grant match.
The fire official also told the trustees that the department is preparing to submit to insurance a claim for approximately $85,000 for equipment such as air packs and gear that need to be replaced due to the department responding to the train derailment in East Palestine, the report said.