With a $761,000 grant, the Steubenville (OH) Fire Department will be purchasing a new aerial with a 55-foot ladder, according to a report published by the Herald-Star.

The city was notified on Friday, Aug. 27, that a FEMA Assistance to Firefighter grant was award to the city, according to the report. Steubenville will pay a $39,000 match to receive the funds.

The grant money will be used to replace a 1996 TeleSqurt that has some mechanical issues costing the department as much as $15,000 to maintain, according to the newspaper report.

Now that the grant has been secured, the department is trying to determine exactly what kind of apparatus it wants, whether it’s another TeleSqurt, or a quint or a straight aerial, the newspaper reported. In any event, the city is prepared to wait several months for delivery, the paper added.

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