Plant City, FL, commissioners voted unanimously to authorize the purchase of a 2022 Pierce Saber rescue-pumper at a recent meeting, according to a report published by the Plant City Observer.

The paper reported the truck will cost $534,226 with a 5.5 percent discount applied. Funds for the new apparatus were already included in the fiscal year 2021-2022 and was not expected to be processed until after October 1, according to the report.

Once completed in about 14 months, the new truck will replace a similar unit built in 1998 with about 128,000 miles on it, the paper reported.

Rescue 1—Union Fire District, South Kingstown, RI, walk-in heavy rescue. Spartan Metro Star LTD 2-door cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; 20-foot walk-in rescue body; Command Light CL602A-W4x4 light tower; Harrison 20-kW generator; SlideMaster heavy-duty, slide-out and tilt-down trays; interior cabinets; desk area with LED lights; four 6,000-psi DOT/ASME bottle cascade system. Dealer: Jim Feehan, New England Fire Equipment & Apparatus, North Haven, CT.

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