CEDAR CITY — With the Cedar City Fire Department acquiring a new water tender, the agency plans to donate a surplus vehicle to Kanarraville.
At the April 5 Cedar City Council meeting, Fire Chief Mike Phillips requested to dispose of a 5-ton military brush truck, which would then be donated to the Kanarraville Fire Department.
Kanarraville pays into the Cedar City Fire Department’s operating budget and responds to incidents in the area, according to the Council Packet. The donated truck was built using a surplus 5-ton military chassis owned by the U.S. Forest Service and revenue from the wildland program.
The equipment on the truck is estimated to have depreciated to a value of less than $5,400 since it was fixed to the chassis over seven years ago. And the Forest Service has approved the transfer.
A “new, nicer vehicle” with air conditioning is in production for the Cedar City Fire Department, Phillips said. The Forest Service Type 3 heavy brush truck “didn’t cost (the department) a dime,” as they received a grant to obtain excess property from the U.S. Forest Service.
Siddons-Martin Emergency Group is producing the truck, a Peterbilt tanker, and is documenting its progress on its website. The fire department will visit the factory in May to finalize its order, Phillips told Cedar City News via email.
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A new U.S. Forest Service brush truck is in production for the Cedar City Fire Department, location unspecified, April 14, 2023 | Photo courtesy of Siddons-Martin Emergency Group, Cedar City News A new U.S. Forest Service brush truck is in production for the Cedar City Fire Department, location unspecified, April 14, 2023 | Photo courtesy of Siddons-Martin Emergency Group, Cedar City News With a new Cedar City fire truck in production, the Kanarraville Fire Department will receive this brush truck from the Cedar City Fire Department, Cedar City, Utah, date unspecified | Photo courtesy of the Cedar City Fire Chief Mike Phillips, Cedar City News With a new Cedar City fire truck in production, the Kanarraville Fire Department will receive this brush truck from the Cedar City Fire Department, Cedar City, Utah, date unspecified | Photo courtesy of the Cedar City Fire Chief Mike Phillips, Cedar City News
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