The Blackshear Fire Department (BFD) will be getting a new fire engine to help protect the lives and property of citizens.
At the August regular meeting of the Blackshear city council, BFD Fire Chief Bucky Goble confirmed the city’s current 2000 Pierce Pumper fire engine is aging out and due for replacement. The city council unanimously voted to authorize purchase of a new vehicle for the amount of $579,000.
The new fire engine will still be made in the U.S. and will be sourced from Brackett’s Fire Equipment of Rockmart, GA. The new unit will be a Spencer Freightliner M2 206 crew cab with a Hale Qmax pump that can deliver 1,500 gallons per minute.
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