The Berea City Council approved as bid for an E-One fire truck from Vogelpohl Fire Equipment for $743,600 during Tuesday night's meeting Berea Fire Chief Shawn Sandlin addressed the council in regards to the bid, noting Berea, Richmond and Madison County governments had all worked together on the proposal, which would obtain four fire apparatuses amongst them, one for each city, and two for the county.
During a fiscal court meeting held earlier in November, Madison County government approved the bid from Vogelpohl Fire Equipment, pending an approval by the Berea City Council.
Of the $743,600 price tag, CSEPP has offered to pay the city $400,000 toward the cost of the fire truck, according to Sandlin. There is also a $27,266 discount available for a 100 percent prepayment. This would leave the city to pay $316,334.
Sandlin said the Berea Fire Department would receive the truck sometime in December 2017.