A new fire engine will be rolling into Roseville, thanks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grants. The city will receive approximately a half-million dollars to purchase equipment and replace a 1993 fire engine through the program, which requires a 10 percent match, said Fire Chief Mike Holland.
Roseville received $407,058, including a 10 percent match from the city, to purchase the new fire engine, which will replace a 1993 engine with 98,000 miles and 7,855 hours on it. With the equivalent of one hour of use equaling 11 miles, the vehicle has the equivalent of 358,268 miles on it, Holland said. The new engine will be located at the Frazho Road fire station.
The city also received a grant of $118,500, including a 10 percent match, for a physical fitness program for the Fire Department.
The program will pay for six of the department’s 41 firefighters to be trained as personal trainers, and also will pay for a nutritionist to come in and teach members of the department how to cook healthier food for themselves.
The firefighters will receive physical examinations to assess their fitness levels and personalized physical fitness programs. Plus, the grant will replace fitness equipment at each of the department’s two stations with equipment tailored to address the needs of firefighters.